Sandy1
/ˈsandē
/A city in north central Utah, south of Salt Lake City; population 96,660 (est. 2008).
sandy2
/ˈsandi
/adjective (sandier, sandiest)
1Covered in or consisting mostly of sand: pine woods and a fine sandy beach...
- Coming back we crossed a vast expanse of low, sandy hummocks covered with sand verbena.
- The Brazos also has many sand bars and sandy beaches that make for great picnic spots or swim areas.
- If your soil is mostly sandy, the Nitrogen in the fertilizer should leach out fairly quickly with continued watering.
2(Especially of hair) light yellowish brown: pale eyes and receding sandy hair...
- He seemed a few years older than Pavel, had light brown eyes and sandy golden hair, and his cheeks were flushed from the run in the cold air.
- One of them had golden blond hair and a football player's build, while the second had light, sandy brown hair and blue eyes.
- He was very short and he had a mouse-like appearance; small nose, small eyes, pale skin and an extremely light sandy hair.
Derivatives
sandiness
- Calcium salts are notorious for solubility issues, causing sandiness or grittiness.
- ‘Mouthfeel is important because you can get sandiness or grittiness,’ he says.
- The mouthfeel is especially pleasing, smooth and creamy like Gruyere, but moister, with none of the sandiness that Gruyere can have.
sandyish
- The other type is a dirtiness where the screens whites appear to be sandyish and have a slight grey hue to them.
Origin
Old English sandig (see sand, -y1).
Rhymes
sandy3
/ˈsandē/(also pecan sandy)
noun (plural sandies)
A light, crumbly cookie, typically made with chopped pecans.I plan to post them some Nilla Wafers and Pecan Sandies next time I go to visit my parents....
- He came to me immediately, rode my shoulder into the house, glutted on his favorite delicacies: mainly nuts and sunflower seeds but also his very favorite cookies, Pecan Sandies.
- I put the coffeepot on, got some cookie dough from the freezer and in a little while there was steaming coffee and hot almond sandies.