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Also see: castle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sand/sand/
▶noun
- 1 a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, river beds, the seabed, and deserts.
■ (sands) an expanse of sand.
■ technical sediment whose particles are larger than silt.
- 2 N. Amer. informal firmness of purpose.
- 3 a pale yellow-brown colour.
- 1 smooth with sandpaper or a sander.
- 2 sprinkle or overlay with sand.
– phrases
drive (or run) (something) into the sand come (or bring something) to a halt.
the sands (of time) are running out the allotted time is nearly at an end. [with ref. to the sand of an hourglass.]
drive (or run) (something) into the sand come (or bring something) to a halt.
the sands (of time) are running out the allotted time is nearly at an end. [with ref. to the sand of an hourglass.]
– origin OE, of Gmc origin.

