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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.
 песок, песо́к
  • A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
 песо́чный, песок
  • (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).
 песок

sand adjective

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

sands noun

  • (figuratively) an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.
 песок
sand bar
отмель
sand skink
змееящерица
running sand
плывун
sand thrower
пескомёт
sand-jet
пескоструйный
sand dune
песчаная дю́на
sand martin
берегова́я ла́сточка, берегову́шка
bury one's head in the sand
пря́тать го́лову в песо́к, прятать голову в песок
oil sand
нефтеносный песок
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