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Meaning of 'sand'
Meaning of 'sand' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sand 
[ 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. [ n.]- A single particle of such stone.
- The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
- 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.
- Courage; pluck; grit.
2. Sand [ v. t.]
- To sprinkle or cover with sand. [ v. t.]- To drive upon the sand.
- To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
- To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
Meaning of 'sand' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. sand [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- fortitude and determination
- fortitude and determination
Example in sentence:
- he didn't have the guts to try it
2. sand [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- rub with sandpaper
- rub with sandpaper
Example in sentence:
- sandpaper the wooden surface
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