sand
EnglishEdit
Footprints in sand
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour”) (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom”), Old Irish to-ess-sem (“to pour out”), Latin sentina (“bilge water”), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to gather”), ἄμη (ámē, “water bucket”)).
NounEdit
sand (usually uncountable, plural sands)
- (uncountable) 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.
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1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.
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- (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
- The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
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1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
- (uncountable, dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.
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1979, L'Amour, Louis, Bendigo Shafter, ISBN 9780553123548, OL 24369989M:
- There was youngsters all around him, and he stood there lookin’ at me and never turned a hair. He had sand, that Morrell.
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- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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sand colour:
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- (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (figuratively) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- The sands are numbered that make up my life.
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Derived termsEdit
terms derived from sand (noun)
See alsoEdit
TranslationsEdit
finely ground rock
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beach
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courage
colour
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AdjectiveEdit
sand (comparative more sand, superlative most sand)
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
TranslationsEdit
colour
VerbEdit
sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past and past participle sanded)
- (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- (transitive) To cover with sand.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, page 141, [1]
- Sudden stopping, which could be effected easily by sanding the rails and reversing the driving-gear, was dangerous, because the train might telescope and overwhelm the engine.
- 1958, Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari, New York: Pantheon, Chapter 4, page 96,
- The golden domes of churches and the freshly sanded paths in the town gardens were a glaring yellow.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, page 141, [1]
- (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- The officer wrote until he had finished, read over to himself what he had written, sanded it, and handed it to Defarge, with the words "In secret."
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
TranslationsEdit
to abrade with sand or sandpaper
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to cover with sand
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See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation of sand(piper).
NounEdit
sand (plural sands)
- (colloquial) A sandpiper.
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Rhymes: -anˀ
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (“being, existing”), the present participle of *h₁es- (“to be”).
AdjectiveEdit
sand
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of sand | |||
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| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | sand | — | — |
| Neuter singular | sandt | — | — |
| Plural | sande | — | — |
| Definite | sande | — | — |
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.
NounEdit
sand n (singular definite sandet, not used in plural form)
- sand (finely ground rock)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of sand
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sand | sandet |
| genitive | sands | sandets |
See alsoEdit
Sand on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
FaroeseEdit
IcelandicEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sand m (definite singular sanden)
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Old EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See the verb sendan
NounEdit
sand f
- action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation; message
- sending, service, course of food, dish of food, repast, mess, victuals
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos. Compare Old Frisian sand, Old Saxon sand, Old High German sant, Old Norse sandr.
NounEdit
sand n
DescendantsEdit
- English: sand
Old SaxonEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.
PronunciationEdit
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audio (file)
NounEdit
sand c
- sand (finely ground rock)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of sand
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- sand in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)