sands
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United States
sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
noun
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sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
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figurativea unit of time.
The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out.
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figurativean expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.
We were lost in the sands of Arabia.
Most of the old fishermen's cottages have been unobtrusively modernised, the harbour is busy with summer yachts, and the sands are superb.
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Also a form of sandplural of sand
verb
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Also a form of sandthird-person singular simple present indicative of sand
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