Definition of sand

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

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Megametre :: Megametre (n.) In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers..
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand..
Peperino :: Peperino (n.) A volcanic rock, formed by the cementing together of sand, scoria, cinders, etc..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles..
Thousand :: Thousand (n.) Hence, indefinitely, a great number..
Syrtic :: Syrt (n.) A quicksand; a bog.
Icosandrian :: Icosandrian (a.) Alt. of Icosandrou.
Solid :: Solid (a.) Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand..
Clog :: Clog (v.) A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine..
Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..
Rosette :: Rosette (n.) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand..
Cephalaspis :: Cephalaspis (n.) A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points..
Kanaka :: Kanaka (n.) A native of the Sandwich Islands.
Psarolite :: Psarolite (n.) A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the Triassic sandstone..
Down :: Down (prep.) A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural.
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
Sphex :: Sphex (n.) Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand..
Plaster :: Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar..
Millifold :: Millifold (a.) Thousandfold.
Gabionade :: Gabionade (n.) A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements..
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