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  • noun
    plural sands
    [noncount] :the very tiny, loose pieces of rock that cover beaches, deserts, etc.
    The beaches are covered with pinkish sand.
    a grain of sand
    I have sand in my shoe. - see also quicksand
    [noncount] :an area of sand
    The children are playing in the sand.
    She walked across the hot sand.
    b sands [plural] literary :the beach or desert
    Tourists walked the sands.
    They journeyed across the (desert) sands.
    head in the sand
    xem head
    shifting sands
    used to refer to changes that happen as time passes
    the shifting sands of war
    the sands of time
    used to refer to the passage of time
    Many civilizations have been buried by the sands of time. [=many civilizations have been forgotten because of the passage of time]
    verb
    sands; sanded; sanding
    to make the surface of something smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper [+ obj]
    You should sand the shelf before painting it. - often + down
    Sand down the table. [no obj]
    Be sure to sand before you paint the shelf.
    [+ obj] US :to spread sand over (an icy street, sidewalk, etc.) :to cover (something) with sand
    The streets are slippery because they haven't been sanded yet.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    sand castle, sand dollar, sand dune, sand trap, sandal, sandalwood, sandbag, sandbank, sandbar