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sands.

plural of sand

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. plural of sand

    form-of · plural
  2. sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which

  3. a unit of time.

    figuratively
    The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out.
  4. an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.

    figuratively
    We were lost in the sands of Arabia.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sand

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.