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sand |
1. песок |
Английский > Английский |
sand |
1. n. 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. |
2. n. (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand. |
The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil. |
3. n. (dated, circa 1920) Personal courage. |
4. n. (geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. |
5. n. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand. |
(color panel, DBC7AB) |
6. n. (obsolete) A single grain of sand. |
7. n. (figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass). |
8. adj. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand. |
9. v. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it. |
10. v. To cover with sand. |
11. v. (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand. |
12. n. (colloquial) A sandpiper. |
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I don't like the sand. Think of the sand castles you made as a child. I covered them with a pyramid of sand. Amid this blood orange storm of sand and bombs a new sound creeps out. The government lead, which had already been faltering, ran into the sand. |
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