Abrade vs. Sand — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abrade and Sand
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Abrade
To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction
Water that abraded the canyon walls.
Sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size.
Abrade
To become worn or scraped by abrasion
Some leather abrades easily.
Sand
Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
Abrade
(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
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Sand
(Geology) A sedimentary material, finer than a granule and coarser than silt, with grains between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter.
Abrade
(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
Sand
Often sands A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert.
Abrade
(transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
Sand
The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.
Abrade
(transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
Sand
Sands Moments of allotted time or duration
"The sands are numb'red that makes up my life" (Shakespeare).
Abrade
(intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
Sand
(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).
Abrade
(transitive) abraid
Sand
A light grayish brown to yellowish gray.
Abrade
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
Sand
To sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand.
Abrade
Same as Abraid.
Sand
To polish or scrape with sand or sandpaper.
Abrade
Wear away
Sand
To mix with sand.
Abrade
Rub hard or scrub;
Scour the counter tops
Sand
To fill up (a harbor) with sand.
Abrade
Strike against an object;
She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken
Sand
(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 beach or other expanse of sand.
The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
Sand
Personal courage.
Sand
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Sand
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sand
A single grain of sand.
Sand
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
Sand
(colloquial) A sandpiper.
Sand
Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sand
(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
Sand
(transitive) To cover with sand.
Sand
To blot ink using sand.
Sand
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.
That finer matter, called sand, is no other than very small pebbles.
Sand
A single particle of such stone.
Sand
The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
The sands are numbered that make up my life.
Sand
Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
Sand
Courage; pluck; grit.
Sand
To sprinkle or cover with sand.
Sand
To drive upon the sand.
Sand
To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Sand
To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
Sand
A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
Sand
French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Sand
Fortitude and determination;
He didn't have the guts to try it
Sand
Rub with sandpaper;
Sandpaper the wooden surface
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