Meaning of sand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
   uncountable, usually
2. Ellipsis of sandpiper.
   abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
3. A specific grade, type, or composition of sand.
   countable, usually
4. draw a line in the sand, to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further.
5. A beach or other mass of sand.
   countable, in-plural, often, usually
6. George (Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin Dudevant), 1804–76, French novelist.
   Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin Dudevant
7. Personal courage.
   dated, uncountable, usually
8. sandwich.
9. A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
   uncountable, usually
10. to smooth with eg sand-paper. The floor should be sanded before you varnish it. skuur يُزَجِّج опесачавам lixar obrousit schmirgeln slibe λειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτο lijar liivapaberiga hõõruma شن مال كردن hioa hiomapaperilla sabler לְלַטֵש रेगमार, लकड़ी पर पॉलिश करने का बालू लगा हुआ काग़ज़ pjeskariti, izgladiti pijeskom smirgliz, (le)csiszol mengampelas pússa með sandpappír sabbiare みがく 사포로 닦다 šlifuoti, šveisti slīpēt/tīrīt ar smiltīm/smilšpapīru mengempelas schurenslipe med sandpapir wyszl...
    eg
11. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
    uncountable, usually
12. a bank of sand formed by tides and currents. sandbank شاطئ رَمْلي пясъчна плитчина banco de areia nános písku die Sandbank revle αμμώδες ανάχωμα που σχηματίζεται από τα θαλάσσια ρεύματα banco de arena liivakallas ساحل شنی hiekkasärkkä banc de sableשרטון रेती, सकैत pješčana obala homokzátony beting pasir sandalda/-hryggur banco di sabbia 砂州 모래톱 smėlio sekluma, sąnašos smilšu sēklis tebing pasir zandbanksandbankemielizna څوک چی په ساحل کی ژوند کوی banco de areia banc de nisip песчаная отмель ná...
13. A single grain of sand.
    countable, obsolete, usually
14. a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches. sandkasteel قَلْعَة رَمْلِيَّه пясъчен замък castelo de areia hrad z písku die Sandburg sandslot πύργος στην άμμο castillo de arena liivaloss قلعه ماسه اي hiekkalinna château de sable אַרמוֹן חוֹל बालू का महल dvorac od pijeska homokvár puri pasir sandkastali castello di sabbia 砂の城 모래성 smėlio pilis smilšu pils istana pasir zandkasteelsandslottzamek z piasku د شګو تپه castelo na areia castel de nisip ...
    especially
15. A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
    countable, figuratively, usually
16. a type of paper with sand glued to it, used for smoothing and polishing. skuurpapier وَرَق الزُّجاج шкурка lixa skelný papír das Sandpapier sandpapir γυαλόχαρτοlija, papel de lija liivapaber كاغذ سمباده hiomapaperi papier de verre נְייָר לֶטֶש रेगमाल, रेगमार brusni papir smirgli ampelas sandpappír carta vetrata 紙やすり 사포 švitrinis popierius, švitras smilšpapīrs kertas pasir schuurpapiersandpapirpapier ścierny ريګ مال، شګ موښى lixa şmirghel наждачная бумага brúsny papier smirkov papir šmirgl pap...
17. Dried mucus in the eye's inner corner, perhaps left from sleep (sleepy sand).
    uncountable, usually
18. to make smooth with sandpaper. skuur يَحُك بوَرَق الزُّجاج изтърквам с шкурка lixar obrousit schmirgeln slibe λειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτο lijar liivapaberiga lihvima سمباده كشيدن hioa poncer לְלַטֵש रेगमार करना izgladiti brusnim papirom smirgliz mengampelas pússa carteggiare, cartavetrare 紙やすりをかける 사포로 매끄럽게 하다 nušveisti noslīpēt; notīrīt (ar smilšpapīru) mengempelas glad schuren slipe med sandpapir szlifować papierem ściernym ريګ مالول، په شګه موښل lixar a şmir­ghelui шлифовать obrúsiť smirka...
19. "sand in [someone's] eyes" (idiom)
    figuratively, uncountable, usually
20. soft light shoes, often with rubber soles. strandsandale حِذاء مطّاطي خَفيف гуменки sapatilhas plátěnky die Strandschuhe (pl.) strandsko σανδάλια (πληθ.) playeras rannakingad كفش راحتي kumipohjaiset tossut espadrilles סַנדָלִים रेत पर चलने के लिए जूते lagane cipele za plažu strandcipő sepatu karet espadrilla, strigaskór scarpe di tela ゴム底靴 가벼운 테니스화 paplūdimio sandalai buraudekla apavi; pludmales apavi sejenis kasut yang lembut dan ringan strandschoenen strandsko obuwie plażowe څپلۍ sapatilhas...
21. An excuse for tears.
    uncountable, usually
22. a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together. sandsteen حَجَر رَمْلي пясъчник grés pískovec der Sandstein sandsten αμμόλιθος piedra arenisca liivakivi ماسه سنگ hiekkakivi grès אֶבֶן-חוֹל बलुआ पत्थर, बालुकाश्म pješčenjak homokkő batu pasir sandsteinn arenaria 砂岩 사암 smiltainis smilšakmens batu pasir zandsteensandsteinpiaskowiec شګلن كاڼى، ريګلن كاڼى grés gre­sie песчаник pieskovec peščenjak peščar sandsten หินทรายซึ่งเกิดจากการเกาะตัวกันอย่างเหนียวแน่นของเม็ดทราย kum taşı 砂岩 піск...

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Examples

“For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.”

““We are addicted to sand but don’t know it because we don’t buy it as individuals,” says Aurora Torres, […]”

“China’s hunger for sand is insatiable, its biggest dredging site at Lake Poyang produces 989,000 tonnes per day.”

“One sand was that used in cement testing with white well rounded smooth grains, passing through a 20-mesh sieve and retained on a 30-mesh sieve. The other was ordinary brown building sand, passing 40-mesh and retained on 60-mesh.”

“The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.”

“From east and south the danger was to be expected. Not from the uninhabited northern desert, not from the desolate sands of the unknown west, would it come.”

“You may say what you want to, but in my opinion she had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand.”

“He said, “I admire your sand but I believe you will find I am not liable for such claims. Let me say too that your valuation of the horse is high by about two hundred dollars.””

“There was youngsters all around him, and he stood there lookin’ at me and never turned a hair. He had sand, that Morrell.”

“One sand another. Not more resembles that sweet rosy lad”

“The sands are numbered that make up my life.”

“Cf. sands of time (idiom)”

“[…] And, departing, leave behind us / Footprints on the sands of time […]”

“Sleep in your eyes, sleep crust, sand, eye gunk—whatever you call it, we all get it—that crusty stuff in the corners of your eyes when you wake up in the morning. "The medical term is 'rheum,' though you rarely hear it used," […]”

“Cf. Sandman, a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes.”

“Cf. “Sand in My Eyes”, in TV Tropes, 1 March 2023 (last accessed): “Alternative Title(s): Something In My Eye””

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