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sand noun

  /sænd/
  • (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.
Sand
  • A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sand, Sandfarbe
  • (countable, often, _, in the plural) A beach or other mass of sand.
  • (countable, figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
Sand, Sandstrand

sand verb

  /sænd/
  • (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
schmirgeln, schleifen
  • (transitive) To cover with sand.
mit Sand bedecken, versanden

sand adjective

  /sænd/
  • Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sand

sands noun

  • (figuratively) a desert
Sand
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