Sand vs. Dune
Sandnoun
(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.
Dunenoun
(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
Sandnoun
A beach or other expanse of sand.
‘The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.’;
Dunenoun
A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.
‘Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, had deposited their slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths.’;
Sandnoun
Personal courage.
Dunenoun
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
Sandnoun
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill.
Sandnoun
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sandnoun
A single grain of sand.
Sandnoun
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
Sandnoun
(colloquial) A sandpiper.
Sandadjective
Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Sandverb
(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
Sandverb
(transitive) To cover with sand.
Sandverb
To blot ink using sand.
Sandnoun
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.’;
Sandnoun
A single particle of such stone.
Sandnoun
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.’;
Sandnoun
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.
Sandnoun
Courage; pluck; grit.
Sandverb
To sprinkle or cover with sand.
Sandverb
To drive upon the sand.
Sandverb
To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Sandverb
To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
Sandnoun
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
Sandnoun
French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Sandnoun
fortitude and determination;
‘he didn't have the guts to try it’;
Sandverb
rub with sandpaper;
‘sandpaper the wooden surface’;
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.
