sand

Definition of sand

Nouns

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

Type of:: dirt, soil
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

fortitude and determination

Synonyms:: backbone, grit, gumption, guts, moxie

Type of:: fortitude
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

Verbs

rub with sandpaper

"sandpaper the wooden surface"

Synonyms:: sandpaper

Types:: rough-sand
sand roughly

Type of:: smooth, smoothen
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

Vocabulary Lists for sand

seamanly
squire
rum
stockade
clove hitch

Cicadidae
achondrite
alluviation
arability
genus Accipiter

acceleration
air
animal product
astronomy
backspace key

Other Spellings

Sand

Words that contain sand

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