Synonyms for sand
sænd; Fr. sɑ̃d, sɑ̃sand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. sandnoun

   a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

   Synonyms:
   grit, moxie, gumption, backbone, guts

2. Sand, George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevantnoun

   French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

   Synonyms:
   grit, moxie, gumption, backbone, guts

3. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionverb

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, grit, mother wit, spine, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, backbone, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

4. sandpaper, sandverb

   rub with sandpaper

   "sandpaper the wooden surface"

   Synonyms:
   sandpaper

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   gravel, small pebbles

2. sandverb

   Synonyms:
   cover or sprinkle with sand

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   sandy soil, quicksand, syrtis, arena (Med.)

   Associated words:
   dune, downs, arenicolous, burst, sabulosity (sandiness), psammophilous, ammophilous, medano, eschar, os, kame, arenarious

2. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) grit, pluck, nerve, courage, fearlessness, audacity, spirit

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sand":

   sable, sands, sandy, sha, arena, sandstorm, sables, ostrich, berm, grit

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1. Special Agent Kimberley Whittle:

   We had one, possibly two, explosions based on witnesses, right now we have several deceased individuals that were at the demonstration. We have what appears to be one, maybe two, craters in the sand; a lot of debris.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Have you noticed that everyone of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he's going to straighten out,' then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at the debate. Let me tell you, if you can't handle those guys, then I don't think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about you.

3. Andrew Walsh:

   We're really blessed that he was still able to get himself to shore, i was a few feet behind him, and we grabbed him and got him ... up on the sand, and very quickly these doctors were there, helping out and calling 911.

4. David Shankman:

   Everything in the lake has been dramatically altered by landscape change, dams and sand mining, the amount of water in the lake, in the Yangtze River, the sediment going in and going out - everything is affected by human activity.

5. Ilan Solot:

   The court ruling acts more like sand on the wheels rather than changing the outcome. It's a complication to the process, but ultimately it won't change its course, or even slow down the ECB's decision-making.