name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sands
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name
Meaning 2
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
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name
Meaning 3
A western suburb and ward in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8393).
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of sand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
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noun
Meaning 6
a unit of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out.
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noun
Meaning 7
an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- We were lost in the sands of Arabia.
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verb
Meaning 8
third-person singular simple present indicative of sand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 9
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: littoral, litoral, littoral zone
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Broader terms: seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: hiekka — figuratively: desert
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