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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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name
A surname transferred from the given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A village in Norway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A person employed to sand wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drum sander, electric sander, smoother
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: power tool
History
Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdhos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sander From sand + -er.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
