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1. The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
   - littoral, litoral [non-standard], littoral zone

1. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
    
2. Fortitude and determination
   "he didn't have the sand to try it"
   - backbone, grit, guts, moxie [N. Amer], gumption, cojones [N. Amer]
    
3. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand

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

1. Rub with sandpaper
   "sand the wooden surface"
   - sandpaper

See also: arenicolous, sander, sandy

Type of: author, coast, dirt, fortitude, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore, smooth, smoothen, soil, writer

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

Encyclopedia: Sand, Bas-Rhin Sand, Bavaria Sand Sand, Applecross Sand, George Sand, Rogaland Sand, Wester Ross Sand, Hedmark Sand, Hungary