sand

Noun
  1. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (synset 115043597)
    is a type of: dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
    substance holonym: atomic number 14, si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
    substance meronym:
    • beach - an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
    • quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
    • sand bar, sandbar - a bar of sand
    • spit, tongue - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
    • concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
  2. French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) (synset 111300003)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: amandine aurore lucie dupin, baroness dudevant, george sand
  3. Fortitude and determination (synset 105039506)
    "he didn't have the guts to try it"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
    same as: backbone, grit, gumption, guts, moxie
Verb
  1. Rub with sandpaper (synset 201389087)
    "sandpaper the wooden surface"
    is a type of: smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
    subtypes: rough-sand - sand roughly
    same as: sandpaper

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