sand

Definition

Examples

Children were building castles in the sand near the hotel.

Word Family

Collocations

• Easy play in the soft sand
  to play in the soft sand, meaning to participate in games or sport
• Medium sand down wooden surfaces before painting
  to sand down wooden surfaces before painting, meaning to rub with sandpaper
• Hard construct infrastructure upon shifting sand foundations
  to construct infrastructure upon shifting sand foundations, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
• Very Hard bury one's head in the sand like an ostrich
  to bury one's head in the sand like an ostrich, meaning to cover from sight