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sands
noun — a portrait in meaning space
noun
sands
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the loose, granular material found on beaches and in deserts, made of tiny grains of rock
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noun
form-of, plural
plural of sand
sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
figuratively
a unit of time.
“The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out.”
figuratively
an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.
“We were lost in the sands of Arabia.”
“Most of the old fishermen's cottages have been unobtrusively modernised, the harbour is busy with summer yachts, and the sands are superb.”
verb
form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of sand
name
A surname.
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
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