Sands - English meaning

noun

A strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.

Usage examples:

Fabulous sandy beaches

verb

A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.

Usage examples:

Fabulous sandy beaches

noun

A flat, sloping area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake

Usage examples:

Let’s go to the beach.

verb

Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Usage examples:

We feel our public representatives have deserted us

noun

A waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand.

Usage examples:

The desert of the sinai peninsula is a harsh place

adjective

Like a desert.

Usage examples:

Overgrazing has created desert conditions

noun

The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land.

Usage examples:

Public art will soon feature on the water tank on the foreshore at bluff point.

noun

The part of the land next to the sea that is between the limits reached by high and low tide, or any part of this land that does not have grass or buildings on it

noun

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.

Usage examples:

This magical coast boasts mile upon mile of golden sand

verb

Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander.

Usage examples:

Mask off the area to be painted and sand it down

phrase

Large flat areas of sand near the sea

Usage examples:

Golden sands miles of golden sands, we spent every weekend playing on the sands at langland bay., i…

noun

An area of sandy, stony, or rocky land bordering and level with the sea.

Usage examples:

Rising sea levels are particularly problematic where seashores are nearly flat.

noun

The land at the edge of the sea

noun

A place by the sea, especially a beach area or holiday resort.

Usage examples:

A day at the seaside

noun

A place near the ocean or sea

Usage examples:

A seaside resort

noun

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

I made for the shore

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Usage examples:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

verb

Archaic past of shear.

verb

Leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.

Usage examples:

Two of the firm's trucks are stranded in france

noun

The shore of a sea, lake, or large river.

Usage examples:

A heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand

noun

A single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others.

Usage examples:

Strands of coloured wool