Sand
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| - | [[Image:Sea and Sand, Domburg by Whistler.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Sea]] and [[Sand]], [[Domburg]]'' ([[1900]]) by [[James McNeill Whistler]]]] | + | [[Image:Sea and Sand, Domburg by Whistler.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Sea]] and [[Sand]], [[Domburg]]'' (1900) by James McNeill Whistler]] |
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| - | + | # Rock that is [[ground]] finely, forming [[beach]]es and [[desert]]s and also used in [[construction]]. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches) does not usually have time to dry out between tides. | |
| - | # Rock that is [[ground]] more finely than [[gravel]], but is not as fine as [[silt]] (more formally, see [[w:Grain_size|grain sizes chart]]), forming [[beach]]es and [[desert]]s and also used in [[construction]]. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches) does not usually have time to dry out between tides. | + | |
| # (''often in plural'' '''sands''') a beach or other expanse of sand. | # (''often in plural'' '''sands''') a beach or other expanse of sand. | ||
| # A light [[beige]] colour, like that of typical sand. | # A light [[beige]] colour, like that of typical sand. | ||
| - | ====Derived terms==== | + | |
| - | * [[built on sand]] | + | ==See also== |
| - | * [[bury one's head in the sand]] | + | * [[Sand art and play]] |
| - | * [[Great Sandy Desert]] | + | * [[Quicksand]] |
| - | * [[kick sand in somebody's face]] | + | * [[George Sand]] |
| - | * [[oil sand]] | + | |
| - | * [[quicksand]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbag]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbank]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbar]] | + | |
| - | * [[sand bath]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandblast]] | + | |
| - | * [[sand-blind]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbox]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbox tree]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandboy]] | + | |
| - | * [[sandbur]] | + | |
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- Rock that is ground finely, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches) does not usually have time to dry out between tides.
- (often in plural sands) a beach or other expanse of sand.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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