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sandcastle
[ sand-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl ]
/ ˈsændˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl /
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noun
a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
a plan or idea with little substance.
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sandbug, sandbur, Sandburg, Sandburg, Carl, sand-cast, sandcastle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack
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How to use sandcastle in a sentence
No one likes it when their sandcastle is knocked over, but his reaction is a bit, err, extreme.
Midweek, Mercury retreads over the Sun and Venus in Leo, so best-laid plans will be as solid as a sandcastle in the incoming tide.
British Dictionary definitions for sandcastle
sand castle
noun
a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore
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