- the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- a tract or region composed principally of sand.
- the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass.
- moments of time or of one's life: At this stage of his career the sands are running out.
- a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color.
- courage; pluck.
- sleeper (def. 10).
- to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive: to sand the ends of a board.
- to sprinkle with or as if with sand: to sand an icy road.
- to fill up with sand, as a harbor.
- to add sand to: The mischievous child sanded the sugar.
- to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further.
- French novelist.
- sandwich.
- loose material consisting of rock or mineral grains, esp rounded grains of quartz, between 0.05 and 2 mm in diameter
- a sandy area, esp on the seashore or in a desert
- a greyish-yellow colour
- (as adjective)
- the grains of sandlike material in an hourglass
- courage; grit
- to put a stop to or a limit on
- there is not much time left before death or the end
- to smooth or polish the surface of with sandpaper or sand
- to sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand; add sand to
- to fill or cause to fill with sand
- George (ʒɔrʒ), pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin. 1804–76, French novelist, best known for such pastoral novels as La Mare au diable (1846) and François le Champi (1847–48) and for her works for women's rights to independence
