Sand Definition–noun | 1. | the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz. | | 2. | Usually, sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand. | | 3. | the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass. | | 4. | sands, moments of time or of one's life: At this stage of his career the sands are running out. | | 5. | a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color. | | 6. | Informal. courage; pluck. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive: to sand the ends of a board. | | 9. | to sprinkle with or as if with sand: to sand an icy road. | | 10. | to fill up with sand, as a harbor. | | 11. | to add sand to: The mischievous child sanded the sugar. | —Idiom | 12. | draw a line in the sand, to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further. | |
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Esquire - Found Nov. 13, 2008
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Cybergolf - Found Nov. 11, 2008
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Art review: Liz Magor and Richard Misrach at Henry Gallery
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NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Found Nov. 10, 2008
Hard sand requires very little bounce; soft sand needs a lot. ... When you leave the bunker, it's polite to erase your footprints.
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Lhasa to Xining the Qinghai The Tibet Railway
Chiang Mai Citylife - Found Nov. 8, 2008
... is no smoking, but there are western toilets with no footprints on the ... Along the route, miles and miles of snow and sand fences have been
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