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Definitions for Sands

[1] the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
[2] Usually sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand.
[3] the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass.
[4] sands, moments of time or of one's life: At this stage of his career the sands are running out.
[5] a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color.
[6] Informal . courage; pluck.
[7] sleeper(def 10) .
[8] to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive: to sand the ends of a board.
[9] to sprinkle with or as if with sand: to sand an icy road.
[10] to fill up with sand, as a harbor.
[11] to add sand to: The mischievous child sanded the sugar.
[12] draw a line in the sand , to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further.
[13] George [jawrj; French zhawr zh] /dʒɔrdʒ; French ʒɔrʒ/ Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant , 1804–76, French novelist.
[14] sandwich.
[15] loose material consisting of rock or mineral grains, esp rounded grains of quartz, between 0.05 and 2 mm in diameter
[16] (often plural) a sandy area, esp on the seashore or in a desert
[17] a greyish-yellow colour (as adjective ) sand upholstery
[18] the grains of sandlike material in an hourglass
[19] US informal courage; grit
[20] draw a line in the sand to put a stop to or a limit on
[21] the sands are running out there is not much time left before death or the end
[22] (tr) to smooth or polish the surface of with sandpaper or sand to sand a floor
[23] (tr) to sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand; add sand to
[24] to fill or cause to fill with sand the channel sanded up
[25] George (ʒɔrʒ), pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin. 1804–76, French novelist, best known for such pastoral novels as La Mare au diable (1846) and François le Champi (1847–48) and for her works for women's rights to independence

Words related to Sands

sandbeach, coast, seashore, border, bank, seaboard, waterfront, riverbank, beige, drab, khaki, brownish, tan, cream, taupe, camel, off-white, prowess, fearlessness, boldness

Words nearby Sands

anctum, sanctum sanctorum, sanctus, sanctus bell, sanctus turret, sand, sand bar, sand bluestem, sand castle, sand chair, sand cherry

Origin of Sands

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with German Sand, Old Norse sandr

Words that may be confused with Sands

and, sediment, silt

Other words from Sands

sand·a·ble , adjective
sand·less , adjective
sand·like , adjective
un·sand·ed , adjective
well-sand·ed , adjective

Word origin for Sands

Old English; related to Old Norse sandr, Old High German sant, Greek hamathos

Synonyms for Sands

bank, beach, border, coast, riverbank, seaboard, seashore, waterfront, brim, brink, coastland, embankment, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, riverside, sands, seacoast, shingle, strand