sandcastle
[ sand-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l ]
/ 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.
Nearby words
sandboy, sandbug, sandbur, sandburg, sandburg, carl, sandcastle, sandculture, sande, sandek, sander, sanderling
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Examples from the Web for sandcastle
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.