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verb(sand)to sprinkle or dust with or as if with sand
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verb(sand)to cover or fill with sand
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verb(sand)to smooth or dress by grinding or rubbing with an abrasive (such as sandpaper)
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noun(sand)a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds
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noun(sand)soil containing 85 percent or more of sand and a maximum of 10 percent of clay; broadly : sandy soil
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noun(sand)a tract of sand : beach
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geographical name(sand)shoals of southeastern England in the Strait of Dover off the east coast of Kent
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geographical name(sand)proving ground southwest of White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico that was the site of the world's first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945
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geographical name(sand)area of gypsum sand dunes in southern New Mexico southwest of Alamogordo
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plural noun(sand)—used to refer to changes that happen as time passes
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noun phrase(sand)—used to refer to the passage of time
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noun(sand)a natural impregnation of sand or sandstone with petroleum from which the lighter portions have escaped