the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.

Usually, sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand.

the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass.

sands, moments of time or of one's life

At this stage of his career the sands are running out.

a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color.

Informal . courage; pluck.

sleeper ( def. 10 ) .

to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive

to sand the ends of a board.

to sprinkle with or as if with sand

to sand an icy road.

to fill up with sand, as a harbor.

to add sand to

The mischievous child sanded the sugar.

draw a line in the sand

to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further.

adjective

acervulus , ammophilous , arenaceous , arenicolous , sabulous , sandy

noun

ammophilous , arena (med.). associatedwords: dune , arenarious , arenicolous , burst , downs , eschar , kame , medano , os , psammophilous , quicksand , sabulosity (sandiness) , sandy soil , silica , silt , syrtis , warp