Sand

From Fresh Dictionary

See also Sand, sands

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations 1.1.3.1 Translations to be categorized 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 3 Old English 3.1 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

English

Noun

Sand (plural Sands)

1. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches) does not usually have time to dry out between tides.
2. (often in plural sands) a beach or other expanse of sand.
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4. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

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Derived terms

built on sand bury one's head in the sand Great Sandy Desert kick sand in somebody's face oil sand quicksand sandbag sandbank sandbar sand bath sandblast sand-blind sandbox sandbox tree sandboy sandbur

sand-cast sand casting sandcastle sand crack sand dab sand dollar sand dune sand eel sander sanderling sand flea sandfly, sand fly sandfly fever sandglass sandgroper sandgrouse sand hill

sandhill crane sandhog sand hopper sandiness sand iron sand lance sand leek sand lily sand lizard sandman sand martin sand painting sandpaper sand pear sandpiper sandpit sand shark

sand shoe, sandshoe sandsoap sandspit sandstorm sand table sand trap sand verbena sand viper sand wedge sandworm sandwort sandy sand yacht sandyacht tar sand

Related terms

ammocoete arena

arenicolous psammite

sabulous shar-pei

tombolo

Translations

finely ground rock

Albanian: rërë f Catalan: sorra, f. Croatian: pijesak m Czech: písek m. Dutch: zand n., zavel m. Esperanto: sablo Finnish: hiekka French: sable m. German: Sand m. Hawaiian: one Hungarian: homok

Indonesian: pasir Italian: sabbia f. Japanese: 砂 (すな, suna) Latvian: smiltis f., pl. Maori: one Polish: piasek Portuguese: areia f. Sardinian: arena f Slovene: pesek m. Spanish: arena m. Swedish: sand Telugu: ఇసుక (isuka) Turkish: kum

beach

Catalan: platja,f. Czech: pláž f. Dutch: zandstrand n. Finnish: hietikko, hiekkaranta French: plage f German: Sand m (sandy islet), Sandstrand m.

Italian: spiaggia f Japanese: 砂浜 (すなはま, sunahama), ビーチ (bīchi) Swedish: sandstrand, strand

courage

Czech: kuráž f.

French: cran m

colour

Finnish: hiekka, hiekanvärinen French: ton sable m, teinte sable f, German: Sand n., Sandfarbe f.

Japanese: 砂色 (すないろ, sunairo) Swedish: sandfärgad

Translations to be categorized

• Breton: traezh (collective noun); traezhenn (singular f)
• Chinese: 沙 (shā)
• Frisian: sân
• Indonesian: pasir
• Irish: gaineamh m1
• Old English: sand m.
• Persian: شن (shen)
• Polish: piasek m.
• Portuguese: areia f.

Adjective

sand (no comparative or superlative)

1. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

Translations

colour

Dutch: zandkleurig, zandkleurige Finnish: hiekanvärinen

French: sable inv. m and f Japanese: 砂色の (すないろの, sunairo no)

Transitive verb

to sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past sanded, past participle sanded)

1. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

   Then what was the point of sanding my face off? — Space Ghost

2. To cover with sand.

Translations

to abrade with sand or sandpaper

Dutch: schuren Finnish: hioa hiekkapaperilla French: poncer (sandpaper), sabler (sand jet)

German: schleifen, schmirgeln Japanese: 磨く (みがく, migaku) Swedish: slipa, sandpappra

to cover with sand

Dutch: met zand bedekken Finnish: hiekoittaa French: sabler

German: versanden (to be covered); mit Sand bedecken Japanese: 砂をまく (すなをまく, suna wo maku), 砂をかける (すなをかける, suna wo kakeru) Swedish: sanda (in particular slippery surfaces; surfaces covered with snow or ice)

See also

• Appendix:Colours

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Danish

Adjective

sand

1. true

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Old English

Noun

þæt sand

1. sand, gravel
2. sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore, sandy shore, beach

séo sand

1. action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation; message
2. sending, service, course of food, dish of food, repast, mess, victuals

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Swedish

Noun

sand (def. sanden)

1. sand (particles of rock)

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