1. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
   "Children played happily in the sand at the beach"
    
2. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand
   "She painted the walls a warm sand colour"
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] Fortitude and determination
   "he didn't have the sand to try it";
   - backbone, grit, guts, moxie [N. Amer, informal], gumption [informal], cojones [N. Amer]

1. Rub with sandpaper
   "sand the wooden surface";
   - sandpaper
    
2. Sprinkle or cover (roads, paths, etc.) with sand to improve surface grip
   "The city workers sanded the icy roads"

1. French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
   - George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant

Derived forms: Sands, sanded, sands, sanding

Type of: author, dirt, fortitude, light brown, smooth, smoothen, soil, writer

Part of: beach, concrete, quicksand, sand bar, sandbar, spit, tongue

Encyclopedia: Sand, Nicholas