1. The region of the shore of a lake, sea or ocean
   "Children were playing on the sands of the beach";
   - littoral, littoral zone

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"

Type of: coast, dirt, fortitude, light brown, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore, smooth, smoothen, soil

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

Encyclopedia: Sands, Peter