Sand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈand/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈænd/.

Examples

he didn't have the guts to try it
sandpaper the wooden surface

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin backbone grit guts sandpaper gumption moxie Baroness Dudevant George Sand

Parts of Speech

noun	a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
noun	French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
noun	fortitude and determination “he didn't have the guts to try it”
verb	rub with sandpaper “sandpaper the wooden surface”

Word Forms

sandy	adjective	resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
gritty	adjective	willing to face danger
gutsy	adjective	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist
sandpaper	noun	stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
sander	noun	a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sable

un matériau meuble constitué de grains de roche ou de corail

🇪🇸Spanish

arena

un material suelto que consiste en granos de roca o coral

🇮🇹Italian

sabbia

un materiale sciolto costituito da granelli di roccia o corallo

🇳🇱Dutch

zand

een los materiaal bestaande uit steen- of koraalkorrels

🇵🇹Portuguese

areia

um material solto que consiste em grãos de rocha ou coral

🇷🇺Russian

песок

рыхлый материал, состоящий из зерен камня или коралла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेत

चट्टान या मूंगे के कणों से बनी एक ढीली सामग्री

🇧🇩Bengali

বালি

শিলা বা প্রবালের দানা সমন্বিত একটি আলগা উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

மணல்

பாறை அல்லது பவழத்தின் தானியங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு தளர்வான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇసుక

రాతి లేదా పగడపు ధాన్యాలతో కూడిన వదులుగా ఉండే పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाळू

खडक किंवा कोरलचे धान्य असलेली एक सैल सामग्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેતી

ખડક અથવા કોરલના અનાજનો સમાવેશ કરતી છૂટક સામગ્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಳು

ಬಂಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹವಳದ ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಡಿಲ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണൽ

പാറയുടെയോ പവിഴത്തിൻ്റെയോ ധാന്യങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു അയഞ്ഞ വസ്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਤ

ਇੱਕ ਢਿੱਲੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਰਲ ਦੇ ਅਨਾਜ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریت

ایک ڈھیلا مواد جس میں چٹان یا مرجان کے دانے ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沙

由岩石或珊瑚颗粒组成的松散材料

🇯🇵Japanese

砂

岩やサンゴの粒からなる緩い物質

🇰🇷Korean

모래

암석이나 산호 알갱이로 구성된 느슨한 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cát

một vật liệu lỏng lẻo bao gồm các hạt đá hoặc san hô

🇹🇭Thai

ทราย

วัสดุหลวมที่ประกอบด้วยเม็ดหินหรือปะการัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pasir

bahan lepas yang terdiri dari butiran batu atau karang

🇵🇭Filipino

buhangin

isang maluwag na materyal na binubuo ng mga butil ng bato o coral

🇲🇾Malay

pasir

bahan longgar yang terdiri daripada butiran batu atau karang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رمل

مادة فضفاضة تتكون من حبيبات الصخور أو المرجان

🇮🇷Persian

شن و ماسه

یک ماده سست متشکل از دانه های سنگ یا مرجان

🇹🇷Turkish

kum

kaya veya mercan tanelerinden oluşan gevşek bir malzeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹל

חומר רופף המורכב מגרגרי סלע או אלמוגים

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