"sand" Definition

Definitions for the word "sand" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A single particle of such stone.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Courage; pluck; grit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To sprinkle or cover with sand.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To drive upon the sand.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
1 fine loose grains resulting from the erosion of esp. Siliceous rocks and forming the seashore, deserts, etc. 2 (in pl.) A grains of sand. B expanse of sand. C sandbank. v. Smooth with sandpaper or sand. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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