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Meanings of sand in English
French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Spanish
gris arena Synonyms
Examples for "sandpaper"
Examples for "sandpaper"
1
Finally, you'll need to take to the case with some fine-grit sandpaper.
2
He struck the match too heavily against the sandpaper, and broke it.
3
The back is then glued on and the outside smoothed with sandpaper.
4
Scrape off all the surplus glue and sandpaper all the parts well.
5
It took them 10 years to make sandpaper and make it well.
Usage of sand in English
1
It takes a long time to prevent and control the sand fully.
2
When a sand boil shoots up clear water, it is not dangerous.
3
That has made the sand industry appealing to investors in recent years.
4
There is a rock rising from a great turquoise sea of sand.
5
More than two billion years ago, sand settled on the ocean floor.
6
The sand was thick; the horses labored; the drivers shielded their faces.
7
With this new line in the sand comes the suggestion of regulation.
8
Almost all courses already allow relief anywhere except water hazards and sand.
9
It has sea and sand to hand too, when the mood strikes.
10
She couldn't see the difference between sand recently gone or newly arrived.
11
The sea, the flat sand, the whistling dunes are on my left.
12
The two whites sank down in the sand in front of Daman.
13
Many springs exist in the interior which lose themselves in the sand.
14
The voids in the sand grit and gravel were 27 per cent.
15
I could hear the sound of sand falling, the paper bags crinkling.
16
On one side the sea; on the other, sand; above, illimitable space.
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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Australia
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