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Idioms for sand
draw a line in the sand, to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further.
Origin of sand
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with German Sand,Old Norse sandr
OTHER WORDS FROM sand
Definition for sand (2 of 3)
Sand
[ sand; French sahnd ]
/ sænd; French sɑ̃d /
noun
George [jawrj; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ; French ʒɔrʒ/ Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant, 1804–76, French novelist.
Definition for sand (3 of 3)
sand.
sandwich.
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British Dictionary definitions for sand (1 of 2)
sand
/ (sænd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of sand
sandlike, adjectiveWord Origin for sand
Old English; related to Old Norse sandr, Old High German sant, Greek hamathos
British Dictionary definitions for sand (2 of 2)
Sand
/ (French sɑ̃d) /
noun
George (ʒɔrʒ), pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin. 1804–76, French novelist, best known for such pastoral novels as La Mare au diable (1846) and François le Champi (1847–48) and for her works for women's rights to independence
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Medical definitions for sand
sand
[ sănd ]
n.
Small, loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
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Scientific definitions for sand
sand
[ sănd ]
A sedimentary material consisting of small, often rounded grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than granules and larger than silt. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0625 to 2 mm. Although sand often consists of quartz, it can consist of any other mineral or rock fragment as well. Coral sand, for example, consists of limestone fragments.
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Idioms and Phrases with sand
sand
see build on sand; hide one's head in the sand.
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