noun🔗ShareRock 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."The children played happily on the sandy beach. "geologymaterialenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand."The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil."geographygeologyenvironmentmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(circa 1920) Personal courage."Despite the pressure, she showed great sand in standing up for what she believed in during the school debate. "charactermoralattitudevalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale."The beach sand felt warm and coarse beneath my feet. "geologymaterialsubstanceenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA light beige colour, like that of typical sand."The sand-colored walls of the classroom were a bit boring, but at least they were clean. "colorappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single grain of sand."The tiny sand, barely visible, was irritating my foot. "materialgeologysubstancenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass)."The hourglass showed that the sand of her childhood was almost gone. "timeperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a light beige colour, like that of typical sand."The sandy-colored walls of the classroom gave the room a warm, inviting atmosphere. "appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it."To prepare the wooden table for painting, he sanded its surface smooth. "materialprocessworktechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with sand."The children sand the sandbox to make it smooth for playing. "materialgeologyenvironmentnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo blot ink using sand."The student sanded the ink blot on his homework page to remove the smudge. "stationerywritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sandpiper."The sand flew up as the sandpiper waded into the shallow water. "animalbirdnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
