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sand noun

  /sænd/ , /sɛənd/
  • (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.
 zand, zavel
  • (uncountable, dated) Personal courage.
 lef
  • (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).
 zandstrand, zand
  • A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
 zand

sand verb

  /sænd/ , /sɛənd/
  • (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
 schuren
  • (transitive) To cover with sand.
 met zand bedekken

sand adjective

  /sænd/ , /sɛənd/
  • Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
 zandkleurig, zandkleurige

sands noun

  • (figuratively) a desert
 zand
sand martin
oeverzwaluw
sand cat
woestijnkat, zandkat
sand flea
zandvlo
sand lizard
zandhagedis
sand storm
zandstorm
bury one's head in the sand
de kop in het zand steken
red-banded sand wasp
Grote Rupsendoder
sand lance
Zandspieringen
sand yellow
zandgeel
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