Rocks vs. Sand — What's the Difference?

Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size.

A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.

Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.

A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

(Geology) A sedimentary material, finer than a granule and coarser than silt, with grains between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter.

A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust.

Often sands A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert.

One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability

The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.

Rocks(Slang) Money.

Sands Moments of allotted time or duration

(Slang) A large gem, especially a diamond.

(Slang) Courage; stamina; perseverance

(Slang) Crack cocaine.

A light grayish brown to yellowish gray.

A varicolored stick candy.

To sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand.

Rock candy.

To polish or scrape with sand or sandpaper.

A rocking motion.

To mix with sand.

The act of rocking.

To fill up (a harbor) with sand.

(Music) A form of popular music characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, rock incorporates a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Also called rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll.

(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.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.

A beach or other expanse of sand.

To sway violently, as from a blow or shock.

Personal courage.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.

A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

(Music) To play or dance to rock music.

A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

(Slang) To be excellent or outstanding. Used in exclamations of approval.

A single grain of sand.

To move (a child, for example) back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.

A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).

To cause to shake or sway violently.

(colloquial) A sandpiper.

To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset

Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.

(transitive) To cover with sand.

In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

To blot ink using sand.

(Slang) To exhibit, display, or use with flair

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.

Plural of rock

A single particle of such stone.

(slang) Money.

The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.

Testicles.

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.

(slang) Crack cocaine.

Courage; pluck; grit.

To sprinkle or cover with sand.

To drive upon the sand.

To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.

To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.

A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

Fortitude and determination;

Rub with sandpaper;