sand
noun (sand, sands); verb (sand, sands, sanded, sanding)
Everyday
- Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in deserts. tree →
- "Sands" means a large area of sand. tree →
- As a verb, to rub wood with sandpaper to make it smooth. tree →
In the lessons
In science, sand is made when rocks and shells are slowly broken by water and wind (weathering); glass is made by melting sand. In safety: hot sand can burn feet; don't throw sand; dig sandcastles but not deep holes that can collapse. Phrases: sandcastle, sandpit, sandbox, sand dune, sandpaper, quicksand.
Examples
- We built a sandcastle on the beach. tree →
- Sand is made of tiny pieces of rock. tree →
- The desert is full of sand. tree →
- Don't throw sand at your friends. tree →
- The sand is too hot to walk on. tree →
- Dad sanded the old table. tree →
- Glass is made from sand. tree →
- The children played in the sandpit. tree →
- The whole church was completely buried in sand. tree →
Note
Usually uncountable: "some sand", not "a sand". "Sandpit" (British, Australian) = "sandbox" (American). Sand can hold heat and burn feet.
In Jewish tradition
God promised Abraham and Jacob descendants as many as the sand of the sea.
Interpretation. Tradition reads this promise as the blessing of a people too many to count, which is renewed through the generations.
Examples
- and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon. (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number. (Torah GEN.41.49, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Thou saidst: I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.' (Torah GEN.32.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore are my words broken. (Writings JOB.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. (Writings PRO.27.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas; (Writings PSA.78.27, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Usually uncountable: "some sand", not "a sand". "Sandpit" (British, Australian) = "sandbox" (American). Sand can hold heat and burn feet.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sand» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sand» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «sand» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sand» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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