| Definitions | sand
noun
- 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 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.
- (obsolete) Personal courage (used before or around 1920s)
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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Translations: - Dutch: zandstrand
- French: ton sable , teinte sable ,
- German: Sand , Sandfarbe
- Italian: spiaggia
- Spanish: arena
adjective (no (compar) or (superl))
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Translations: - Dutch: zandkleurig, zandkleurige
- French: sable inv. m and f
Etymology: sand
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