Sand

English Meaning

Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.

1. Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
2. Geology A sedimentary material, finer than a granule and coarser than silt, with grains between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter.
3. A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert. Often used in the plural.
4. The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.
5. Moments of allotted time or duration: "The sands are numb'red that makes up my life” ( Shakespeare).
6. Slang Courage; stamina; perseverance: "She had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand” ( Mark Twain).
7. A light grayish brown to yellowish gray.
8. To sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand.
9. To polish or scrape with sand or sandpaper.
10. To mix with sand.
11. To fill up (a harbor) with sand.