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/sænd/

Line drawing of sand
Coloured illustration of sand
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Translation

The soft, tiny bits of rock that cover beaches and deserts.

Word origin

From Old English sand, the common Germanic word for sand.

Origin
Old English
Root
sand

Examples

.

"Sand" is the soft, tiny bits of rock on a beach.

.

Here "sand" is the soft cover on the beach; it has no plural.

.

Here "sand" is the tiny bits of rock she holds.

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This word is part of lesson 42.