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# sand

«sand» in Mova's school dictionary: **Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sand, sands); verb (sand, sands, sanded, sanding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in deserts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#m1)

2) "Sands" means a large area of sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#m2)

3) As a verb, to rub wood with sandpaper to make it smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, sand is made when rocks and shells are slowly broken by water and wind (weathering); glass is made by melting sand. In safety: hot sand can burn feet; don't throw sand; dig sandcastles but not deep holes that can collapse. Phrases: sandcastle, sandpit, sandbox, sand dune, sandpaper, quicksand.

### examples

- We built a sandcastle on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x1)
- Sand is made of tiny pieces of rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x2)
- The desert is full of sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x3)
- Don't throw sand at your friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x4)
- The sand is too hot to walk on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x5)
- Dad sanded the old table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x6)
- Glass is made from sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x7)
- The children played in the sandpit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x8)
- The whole church was completely buried in sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/#x9)

### note

Usually uncountable: "some sand", not "a sand". "Sandpit" (British, Australian) = "sandbox" (American). Sand can hold heat and burn feet.

### In the corpora

- [Warmer sand gives more girl hatchlings and cooler sand more boys, and bright beach lights can lead hatchlings the wrong way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/13/)
- [Modern elephant houses have deep sand and heated floors, because years on hard concrete hurt elephants' feet and joints.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/83-elephant-house-herds-feet-food-mouse-myth/7/)
- [Ostriches do not bury their heads in sand; they could not breathe, and it would not make them safer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/4/)
- [Sea turtle babies hatch from eggs buried in sand and head for the sea, and warmer sand makes more of the babies female.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/174-reef-giants-and-wanderers-whale-sharks-mantas-dugongs-and-sea-turtles/7/)
- [The sidewinder snake moves sideways and touches the hot sand at only two points, leaving J-shaped tracks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/182-deserts-of-the-world-fennec-foxes-fog-drinking-beetles-camels-and-silver-ants/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.