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Definition of sand : 1. A single particle of such stone.
2. Courage; pluck; grit.
3. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.
4. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
5. To bury ( oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
6. To drive upon the sand.
7. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
8. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
9. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.

Synonyms:

sense, linchpin, ground, natural, sawdust, rachis, gritrock, vertebral column, common sense, dirt, earth, Death Valley, beachfront, anchor, alluvium, sandpaper, strand, mortice, knotty, gumption, badlands, chip, beige, good sense, joinery, clod, guts, salt flats, dust, back, lynchpin, mortise, sand beige, ecru, desert, moonscape, mirage, dust bowl, desert sand, tan, keystone, loam, Birdsville Track, amandine aurore lucie dupin, mother wit, dovetail, spinal column, George Sand, gritstone, horse sense, oasis, spine, bottomland, clay, season, preserve, mainstay, Baroness Dudevant, carpentry, mud

courageousness, boldness, mettle, intrepidity, braveness, backbone, nerve, heroism, pluck, spunk, stoutness, valiance, courage, fortitude, fearlessness, audacity, moxie

diligence, decisiveness, resolution, heartiness, determination, dauntlessness, stoniness, headstrongness, stubbornness, tirelessness, toughness, trueness, devotion, fervency, faithfulness, bullheadedness, staunchness

gloss, slick, burnish, grind, level, flatten, smooth, glaze, silken, plane, polish, even

bravery, steadfastness, indomitability, survivability, unfailingness, abidingness, endurance, persistence, staying power, tenacity, perseverance, lastingness, stamina, grit, indefatigability, patience

Usage examples:

• " The sand was very wet this morning, even inside the bank," Aurora said. - "Whosoever Shall Offend", F. Marion Crawford.
• It is heavy walking in this deep sand; let me help you. - "Elsie at Nantucket", Martha Finley.
• Away in the distance at one end of the long street- which had no pavement but yellow sand- there was a shooting gallery, and every second or two was marked off with a shot, or a shout of applause or derision. - "The Port of Adventure", Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson.