sandnoun
uk/sænd/us/sænd/B1 [ U ] a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts:
a grain of sand
The children played all day in/on the sand.
coarse/fine sand
Mix one part sand to three parts cement.
sands [ plural ]
large flat areas of sand near the sea:
miles of golden sands
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- The child was tracing patterns in the sand with a stick.
- Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand.
- I shook the sand out of my towel.
- I like to feel the sand between my toes.
- By midday the sand was too hot to walk on.
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Geology: types of rock
- alabaster
- basalt
- basaltic
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flint
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- igneous
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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Coasts & beaches
Idiom(s)
the sands of time are running out
sandverb [ T ]
uk/sænd/us/sænd/to make something smooth by rubbing it with something rough, especially sandpaper (= strong paper with sand attached to it):
Sand the door (down) thoroughly before starting to paint.
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Building: carpentry & joinery
- beading
- bevel
- bevelled
- cabinetmaker
- carpenter
- fretsaw
- gimlet
- jigsaw
- joinery
- mitre
- mortice
- panel
- plane
- prime
- sandpaper
- sawdust
- season
- shelve
- tenon
- woodwork
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Making things more or less smooth or straight