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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsænd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sænd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sand)

Collocations for "sand"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sand" in context.

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sand

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [white, golden, wet] sand
  2. [white] sand beaches
  3. burry [yourself, your feet] in the sand
  4. [play, walk, roll, skip] on the sand
  5. the sand burned my feet
  6. (still) have sand [on my feet, between my toes, in my shoes]
  7. am completely covered in sand
  8. [even out, clean, plough] the sand
  9. [trudge, plough] through the sand
  10. the sands of time are [running out, ending]
  11. [miles, stretches] of golden sand
n as adj
  1. a sand [hill, dune, storm, snake, timer]
  2. [make, build, destroy, crush] a sand castle
  3. sand-colored [paper, fish, stones]
v
  1. sand the [table top, wood, surface, lumber] (smooth)
  2. sand the [top, edges, underside]
  3. sand (it) to [smooth, remove, reduce, shape, provide]
  4. sand down the [surface, imperfection, scratch]
  5. sanded it down
  6. sand out the [imperfections, scratch]
  7. sand away the [imperfection]
  8. sand the [imperfections] [down, out, away]
  9. sand off the [corner, burr]
  10. sand the [corner] off
  11. sand the [streets, roads] (in the winter)
  12. [hand, power] sand
'sand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "sand" in the title:

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children play on the sand? - English Only forum
clean, fill, sand, prime as needed - English Only forum
climbed down to the sand over the rocks - English Only forum
compound adjective whose first element is the word "sand" - English Only forum
control the car <on> the sand - English Only forum
dimpled with the acne texture of sand - English Only forum
Don't bury your head in the sand - English Only forum
Don’t ____ the sand - English Only forum
drawing lines in/on the sand? - English Only forum
dug into the sand - English Only forum
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