Sand of the sea or of the sea-shore.

Sand of a black or very dark colour, typically consisting of particles of lava or iron-rich minerals; spec. such sand on beaches in New Zealand.

sand containing particles of gold; also figurative.

Fine, loose sand that is usually saturated with water and semi-liquid, tending to suck down objects that rest on its surface.

Geology. Sand containing particles of iron ore, typically magnetite.

A local name for deposits of shelly sand found in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, and used for manure; applied in Geology to the Pliocene and Miocene…

Bude-burner n. a gas-burner invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (who resided at Bude), consisting of several concentric argand rings. Bude-light n.…

= singing sand n. at singing, adj. compounds.

= singing sand n. at singing, adj. compounds.

Desert or beach sand that emits a singing, whistling, humming, or other continuous sound when disturbed.

sand that gives out a short, high-pitched sound when disturbed.