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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of sand form-of, plural
2. 2
   the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean wordnet
3. 3
   sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
4. 4
   a unit of time. figuratively

   "The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out."

5. 5
   an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore. figuratively

   "We were lost in the sands of Arabia."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of sand form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bankbeachbermcoastembankmentledge

Example

More examples

"It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands."

Related phrases

sands of time

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.