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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Pattern :: Pattern (n.) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it..
Millilitre :: Millilitre (n.) A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce..
Turnstone :: Turnstone (n.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake..
Sandarac :: Sandarac (n.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
Otozoum :: Otozoum (n.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones..
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships..
Ampersand :: Ampersand (n.) A word used to describe the character /, /, or &..
Knawel :: Knawel (n.) A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil..
Smear Dab :: Smear dab () The sand fluke (b).
Chiliast :: Chiliast (n.) One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian.
Loam :: Loam (n.) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts..
Wade :: Wade (v. i.) To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc..
Number :: Number (n.) To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand..
Oxbird :: Oxbird (n.) The sanderling.
Staggeringly :: Staggerbush (n.) An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves..
Aggeration :: Aggeration (n.) A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand..
Coarse :: Coarse (superl.) Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread..
Sciniph :: Sciniph (n.) Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a sandfly, or the like..
Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..
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