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Water filtration device
Sand filters are used as a step in the water treatment process of water purification. There are three main types; rapid (gravity) sand filters, upward
Sand_filter
Water purification device
Slow sand filters are used in water purification for treating raw water to produce a potable product. They are typically 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) deep, can be
Slow_sand_filter
Water filtration technique based on slow sand filters
A biosand filter (BSF) is a point-of-use water treatment system adapted from traditional slow sand filters. Biosand filters remove pathogens and suspended
Biosand_filter
Type of filter used in water purification
The rapid sand filter or rapid gravity filter is a type of filter used in water purification and is commonly used in municipal drinking water facilities
Rapid_sand_filter
Process of removing impurities from water
sedimentation, and distillation; biological processes such as slow sand filters or biologically active carbon; chemical processes such as flocculation
Water_purification
Device that removes impurities in water
water filters for municipal and other large treatment systems include media filters, screen filters, disk filters, slow sand filter beds, rapid sand filters
Water_filter
Process that separates solids from fluids
include slow sand filters and trickling filters. It is also used as a general term for macrophage in which organisms use a variety of means to filter small food
Filtration
Biofilm used in water purification
schmutzedecke) is a hypogeal biological layer formed on the surface of a slow sand filter and a form of periphyton. The schmutzdecke is the layer that provides
Schmutzdecke
to filtration cisterns. Before 1100 BCE, sand filter, settlement cisterns, along with ceramic hydraulic filters, fitted inline into the feeding ceramic
History_of_water_filters
A media filter is a type of filter that uses a bed of sand, peat, shredded tires, foam, crushed glass, geo-textile fabric, anthracite, crushed granite
Media_filter
'High Rate' sand filter, and will generally filter turbid water of particulates no less than 10 micrometers in size. The rapid sand filter type are periodically
Swimming_pool_sanitation
through a sand filter. Although his experiment did not succeed, it marked the beginning of a new interest in the field. The first documented use of sand filters
History of water supply and sanitation
History_of_water_supply_and_sanitation
Decommissioned water treatment plant in Washington, D.C.
where sand was used to filter water from the Potomac River by way of the Washington Aqueduct. The purification system was a slow sand filter design that
McMillan_Sand_Filtration_Site
Film of microorganisms on a surface
pathogens and other microorganisms. Slow sand filters rely on biofilm development in the same way to filter surface water from lake, spring or river sources
Biofilm
Retention basin Reverse osmosis Rotating biological contactor Sand filter Screen filter Sedimentation (water treatment) Septic tank Septic tank conversion
List of wastewater treatment technologies
List_of_wastewater_treatment_technologies
suspended particles by 1500 B.C. Medieval Venice obtained filtered water from cisterns using beds of sand. Throughout most of human history, the primary means
History of municipal treatment of drinking water
History_of_municipal_treatment_of_drinking_water
Fish tank water filter
Aquarium filters are critical components of both freshwater and marine aquaria. Aquarium filters remove physical and soluble chemical waste products from
Aquarium_filter
to two litres per hour. Sand filters are one type of filter in use. These filters use sand as the filtering medium. Sand filters look like large balls and
Hot_tub_filter
Type of wastewater treatment system with a fixed bed of rocks or similar
matrix material, open-cell polyurethane foam, clinker, gravel, sand and geotextiles. Ideal filter medium optimizes surface area for microbial attachment, wastewater
Trickling_filter
Topics referred to by the same term
A sand bed may refer to: Sand filter, a layer of sand used for filtration Dead sand, a term used in aquarism/fishkeeping Live sand, a term used in aquarism/fishkeeping
Sand_bed
Granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles
Finer sand particles mixed with cloth was commonly used in certain gas mask filter designs but have largely been replaced by microfibers. Aquaria: Sand makes
Sand
Fluid filtration medium
processes whilst retaining the main objective of depth filters. The use of deep bed sand filters as the final step in municipal potable water treatment
Depth_filter
United States historic place
The Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine at Yuma, Arizona is a device invented by Hiram W. Blaisdell to wash sand filters used in the treatment of
Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine
Blaisdell_Slow_Sand_Filter_Washing_Machine
Integrated approach to urban water cycle
(TSS) per year of local stormwater runoff from the road, and filters it through a sand filter media before releasing it back into the stormwater system.
Water-sensitive_urban_design
Water filtration system in Warsaw, Poland
water from a water tower situated in the Filters' area Lower Town – supplied by water straight from slow sand filters (in the Powiśle and Praga districts)
Lindley_Filters
Pumping water backwards through a filter
treatment filters that can be backwashed include rapid sand filters, water softening systems, pressure filters and granular activated carbon (GAC) filters. Diatomaceous
Backwashing_(water_treatment)
sandy banks to a depth below the waterline of the river or lake. The sand filtered the water and clear water fills the hole; this method was used to reform
Gravity_filtration
Waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water
out of the lava rock. Rain water passed through a sand filter and collected in the cistern. The filter cleaned the rain water and enriched it with minerals
Cistern
Ponds used for holding koi
aerated Bakki shower or Trickle filter – aerated Sand filter – not aerated Cross-flow filter – typically not aerated Bead filter For natural Eco System ponds
Koi_pond
Genus of crabs
They feed by filtering sand through their mouthparts, leaving behind balls of sand that are broken up by the incoming high tide. Sand bubbler crabs are
Sand_bubbler_crab
Method to increase oil production
pores of the reservoir. Sand filters are a commonly used filtration technology. The sand filter has beds with various sizes of sand granules. The water flows
Water injection (oil production)
Water_injection_(oil_production)
American civil engineer (1869–1930)
Albany, New York. The plant was the first continuously operated slow sand filter plant in the U.S. One of his early assignments was as consultant to Pittsburgh
Allen_Hazen
Schmutzdecke) layer is a biological film just below the surface of slow sand filters. It contains microorganisms that remove bacteria and trap contaminant
Hypogeal
Species of crustacean
IHHNV to Penaeus monodon from shrimp pond wastewater filtered through a polychaete-assisted sand filter (PASF) system". Aquaculture. 535 736359. doi:10.1016/j
Penaeus_monodon
case of in-well separators, the separated sand drops into the bottom of the well. It is not a true filter, since there is no physical barrier to separate
Sand_separator
first process at Kempton is a rapid gravity filter using sand, this removes larger solids and algae. The filters are periodically backwashed with an air and
Kempton Park water treatment works
Kempton_Park_water_treatment_works
were 24 micro-strainers and 32 slow sand filter beds each of about ¾ of an acre (3345 m2). The slow sand filters were cleaned on a 25 to 30 day cycle
Ashford Common water treatment works
Ashford_Common_water_treatment_works
United States historic place
their jobs well. In 1905, the first treatment plant, a massive slow sand filter bed system, was completed at McMillan Reservoir . Improvements in the
Washington_Aqueduct
Microscopic living organism
substances. Respiration may be aerobic, with a well-oxygenated filter bed such as a slow sand filter. Anaerobic digestion by methanogens generate useful methane
Microorganism
Reservoir in Washington, D.C.
built the McMillan Sand Filtration Site in 1905. This facility implemented an innovative water purification system using slow sand filter technology to treat
McMillan_Reservoir
water treatment was sand filter beds. Water was introduced above a thick layer of sand, and flowed down by gravity through the sand bed. Solids were trapped
Hornsey_water_treatment_works
A Jewell water filter was a system of sand filters for filtering and treating water for drinking purposes that made use of gravity to allow water to percolate
Jewell_water_filter
Type of settler designed to remove particulates from liquids
as to treat groundwater, industrial process water and backwash from sand filters. Lamella clarifiers are ideal for applications where the solids loading
Lamella_clarifier
Genus of crustaceans
known as mole crabs, sand fleas or sand crabs. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding. Emerita
Emerita_(crustacean)
Chorination of water
chlorine. Permanent water chlorination began in 1905, when a faulty slow sand filter and a contaminated water supply caused a serious typhoid fever epidemic
Water_chlorination
Pollution control technique
bioscrubbers, Vermifilters and trickling filters Constructed wetlands and natural wetlands Slow sand filters Treatment ponds Green belts Green walls Riparian
Biofilter
Water authority in the United Kingdom
work being overseen by the engineer Thomas Hawksley. The work included sand filters to treat the water before it entered a pipeline to Liverpool. The volume
Liverpool Corporation Waterworks
Liverpool_Corporation_Waterworks
Clogging of pore space in soil by microbial biomass
bioclogging. Slow sand filter system also suffers from bioclogging. Besides the countermeasures mentioned above, cleaning or backwashing sand may be operated
Bioclogging
Process of removing contaminants from municipal wastewater
Decentralized wastewater system Nature-based solutions On-site sewage facility Sand filter Vermifilter Waste stabilization pond with sub-types: e.g. Facultative
Sewage_treatment
Process that improves the quality of water
technologies that have very low energy requirements including trickling filters, slow sand filters, gravity aqueducts. A 2021 study found that a large-scale water
Water_treatment
higher than that of boys: 47% vs 34%. Kalbari is known for having a sand-filter well that purifies water drawn from the muddy fishponds, the only source
Kalbari
Filtration method for aquariums
necessitates periodic siphon cleaning. Coral sand Filter (aquarium) Live rock Live sand Reef aquarium How Sand Beds REALLY work, by Ronald L Shimek, PhD
Deep_sand_bed
Zoroastrian excarnation structure
material, along with rainwater run-off, seeps through multiple coal and sand filters before being eventually washed out to sea. The precipitous decline in
Tower_of_Silence
Reservoir in South Yorkshire, England
reservoirs. The older works used sand filter beds to treat the water, although the water was safe to drink, the sand filters had never been able to remove
Langsett_Reservoir
Filter to remove macroscopic contaminants from water
A screen filter is a type of water purification using a rigid or flexible screen to separate sand and other fine particles out of water for irrigation
Screen_filter
Measure of the ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through it
French Engineer Henry Darcy who first described the flow of water through sand filters for potable water supply. Permeability values for most materials commonly
Permeability_(porous_media)
Animals that feed by straining food from water
Filter feeders are aquatic animals that feed on organic matter, food particles or smaller organisms (bacteria, microalgae and zooplanktons) suspended in
Filter_feeder
Fish farming method
removal involves a sand filter or particle filter where solids become lodged and can be periodically backflushed out of the filter. Another common method
Recirculating aquaculture system
Recirculating_aquaculture_system
Type of vacuum cleaner for swimming pools
particles smaller than the pore size of the pool's existing filter element. Such elements can be sand, diatomaceous earth, zeolite, or other natural or synthetic
Automated_pool_cleaner
the primary filter beds containing coarse sand to remove suspended solids. Filtered water then flowed to the main filters. The main filters consisted of
Walton_water_treatment_works
Rainfall-runoff-subsurface runoff simulation model
downstream water body. Sand filters generally control runoff water quality, providing very limited flow rate control. A typical sand filter system consists of
Storm_Water_Management_Model
Utility helicopter
B, this includes a wire strike protection system, air conditioning, sand filter, skis, windshield wipers, electrical external mirrors, a cargo sling
Eurocopter_EC120_Colibri
alternative sources and technologies are in use. This includes pond sand filters, rainwater harvesting, small-piped schemes, managed aquifer recharge
Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Bangladesh
going to continue suffering from water-borne disease. It has a slow sand filter with a combination of nanomaterials made from sodium silicate and silver
Nanofilter_Tanzania
Camera accessory consisting of an optical filter
cinematography, a filter is a camera accessory consisting of an optical filter that can be inserted into the optical path. The filter can be of a square
Photographic_filter
Water sanitation procedure
fluoride's negative effects and how best to remove it. An aluminum and sand filter that removes fluorine from water was devised by Dr. S. P. Kramer in 1933;
Defluoridation
Architectural style of Medieval Venice
rainwater from the roof and courtyard through stone gutters leading to a sand filter system and the cistern. By the 13th century porticos at the front were
Venetian_Gothic_architecture
American epidemiologist (1855–1921)
microorganisms. He later advocated for the United States' first citywide sand filter for water purification, installed in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was
William_T._Sedgwick
Science of life and life processes in water
utilized in sewage treatment and water purification especially slow sand filters. Other historically important work sought to provide biotic indices for
Hydrobiology
Nitrospira are abundant ammonia oxidizers in diverse groundwater-fed rapid sand filter communities: Comammox Nitrospira in drinking water biofilters" (PDF)
Comammox
Cathedral city in Lincolnshire, England
chlorine disinfection system just ahead of the poorly operating, slow sand filter, to kill the fatal bacteria. Chlorination of the water continued until
Lincoln,_England
Artificial wetland to treat wastewater, greywater or stormwater runoff
vegetation plays an important role in contaminant removal. The filter bed, consisting usually of sand and gravel, has an equally important role to play. Some
Constructed_wetland
Untreated water found in a natural environment
Fourth, water is directed from the clarifiers to the filters (e.g. anthracite and sand filter) to entrap any smaller particles that survived the clarification
Raw_water
Iron oxyhydroxide mineral
ferrihydrite (top) to goethite (bottom) Water treatment plant using the slow sand filter technology to treat raw water Tricolor (RGB) X-ray fluorescence image
Ferrihydrite
Irish-American company
wastewater produced in one of Tyco's manufacturing facilities around a sand filter; it was supposed to remove impurities from the wastewater before discharging
Tyco_International
Dam in Chajul, Guatemala
August 2010. A 10.35 m high dam diverts the river's water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir
Xacbal_Dam
1842 fire in the German city-state of Hamburg
and a water supply, although the city declined to spend the money to sand-filter the river water, so that the water became notorious for its living and
Great_fire_of_Hamburg
Bank side reservoir in Berkshire, England
and oxygenation. Water from the reservoir is treated (often using slow sand filters) before being put into supply as London tap water. The reservoir contains
Queen_Mother_Reservoir
Underground bunker in Germany
and a 40,000 litre tank. The air supply for breathing was ensured by a sand filter. "Geisterschiff des Kalten Krieges" [Ghost Ship of the Cold War]. ausweichsitz
Bundesbank_bunker
Water-treatment works in London, UK
were designed by Joseph Quick and constructed by John Aird, comprising sand filter beds to remove suspended solids from the river water, and three pump
Hampton_Water_Treatment_Works
for doing this will vary according to the contaminant, but can include sand filters, pH balancing units and ultraviolet light. In the United Kingdom, over
Spring_supply
River in Slovenia
by Gregor Schmelzer. From the dam, the water flowed through a simple sand filter, and then through a 170 m-long (560 ft) wooden channel long to the shaft
Ljubevščica
Regional wholesaler of water in Southern California
treated with a filter aid polymer and enters the filters, which consist of layers of anthracite coal and sand filter media. The filters remove virtually
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Metropolitan_Water_District_of_Southern_California
Water treatment works in east London
Sand Filtration. There are 33 slow sand filter beds at Coppermills water treatment works, which occupy much of the site. The sand bed in the filters support
Coppermills Water Treatment Works
Coppermills_Water_Treatment_Works
litres (120 imp qt) per capita. There were six settling reservoirs, nine sand filters, two reservoirs, and five distributing reservoirs. The total extent of
Montevideo_Waterworks_Company
Private college in Easton, Pennsylvania, US
neighboring Lagunitas and La Fortuna. In La Fortuna, the group utilized a slow sand filter in its system. The group's previous work garnered national media exposure
Lafayette_College
Water company of England and Wales
opened in the same year, were primitive, with only a reservoir and slow sand filter for water treatment, these were made obsolete by the construction of
Hafren_Dyfrdwy
sand can be purchased from aquarium stores, but many hobbyists make their own by seeding dead sand with live sand from other aquarium systems. Filter
Live_sand
the Rivington chain of reservoirs. The first treatment works, a slow-sand filter plant on the site opened in 1860, supplying water to Liverpool. The present
Rivington Water Treatment Works
Rivington_Water_Treatment_Works
Separating the mash into clear liquid wort and residual grains
assist in the filtration process. The mash itself functions much as a sand filter to capture mash debris and proteins. This step is monitored by use of
Lautering
Building in Columbus, Indiana
used until 1913 when a new one was developed that was based on a rapid sand filter and relied on a testing laboratory inside the Pump House to insure the
Columbus_Pump_House
in 1887 in the port city Yokohama, using surface water treated by a sand filter. By 1900, seven cities had piped water supply and by 1940 about one third
Water supply and sanitation in Japan
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Japan
Scottish civil engineer
1800s, he designed the first water purification plant in Scotland. Slow sand filter "Obituary. Robert Thom, Born 1774". Minutes of the Proceedings of the
Robert_Thom_(engineer)
Type of water filter
A disc filter is a type of water filter used primarily in irrigation, similar to a screen filter, except that the filter cartridge is made of a number
Disc_filter
Parasitic disease caused by a protozoan
and if contaminated water is the only thing available to drink, a slow sand filter should be used. A study found that the chlorination of water and nutritional
Protozoan_infection
Danish cigarette brand
King's Filter Sand. Tar 10 mg, nicotine 0.9 mg and carbon monoxide 10 mg. Sand contains a typical American blend tobacco mixture (84 mm). King's Sand was
King's_(cigarette)
rate of flow. The filter is refurbished by removing the biofilm and a thin upper layer of sand. Water is decanted back into the filter and re-circulated
Industrial_water_treatment
Best in semi-arid places, Simple, Provider of clean water for multiple uses
environments: The sand effectively acts as a large slow sand filter resulting high quality potable water. As the water is held under the sand, evaporation
Sand_dam
Rum produced by Groupe Vidzar
facilities. A five-part filtration system is used to ensure water purity: a sand filter to remove impurities and solids; Carbon to remove odors; Cathanion to
Dzama
1906 the first slow sand filter plant in Malaysia was built at the Ampang Intake for Kuala Lumpur. In 1934 the first rapid sand filter plant was built in
Water supply and sanitation in Malaysia
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Malaysia
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SAND FILTER
SAND FILTER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Bedfordshire, so named from Old English sand ‘sand’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘dry land in a fen or marsh’.English : from the Old Norse personal name Sand(i), a short form of the various compound names with the first element sandr ‘sand’.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand ‘(shield) rim’, as for example Randolph.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a settlement or on the bank of a river (from Old English rand ‘rim’, used in a topographical sense), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rand in Lincolnshire and Rand Grange in North Yorkshire.German : from a short form of any of the various compound names formed with rand- ‘rim’. Compare 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rand, rant ‘edge’, ‘rim’.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Danish
Swedish and Danish : from sund ‘strait’, ‘sound’, probably an arbitrarily adopted or ornamental surname, but possibly a topographic name adopted by someone who lived near the shore by a strait.Norwegian : habitational name from any of twenty-five or more farmsteads, mainly in Nordland, so named from Old Norse sund ‘strait’, ‘sound’.English : nickname for a healthy or prosperous man, from Middle English sund, sound ‘sound’, ‘healthy’.English : topographic name from Middle English sund, sound ‘water’, ‘strait’, ‘sound’.
Female
Romanian
Feminine form of Romanian Sandu, SANDA means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name, Samke, possibly from Old Norse Sadúlfr, or from Sanni, a pet form of Old Norse Sandi.
Male
Spanish
Medieval form of Spanish Sancho, SANS means "holy."
Male
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Aindrea, DAND means "man; warrior."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Finnish, French, Greek
Helper; Unheeded Prophetess; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; From Cassandra
Boy/Male
German, Spanish
Famous Land
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Romanian
Defender of Mankind; Similar to Alexandra and Alexander
Male
English
English unisex pet form of Latin Alexandra and English Alexander, both SANDY means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Saint.Italian (northeastern) : variant of Santo.Dutch (also de Sant) : nickname from Middle Dutch sant ‘saint’.Dutch : variant of van Sant.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Sand.Indian (Maharashtra) : Hindu (Brahman) name meaning ‘saint’, ‘holy man’.
Male
Native American
 Native American Navajo name SANI means "the old one." Compare with another form of Sani.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Male
Romanian
Short form of Romanian Alexandru, SANDU means "defender of mankind."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese unisex name SANG means "noble."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
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v. t.
To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.
v. t.
To drive upon the sand.
v. t.
To mark with a band.
v. t.
To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
v. t.
To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
superl.
Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.
v. t.
To furl; -- said of a sail.
n.
To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.
v. i.
A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.
v. t.
To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
n.
Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.
n.
Fluor spar. See Kand.
n.
Courage; pluck; grit.
v. t.
To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
n.
The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
n.
Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
superl.
Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.
n.
A single particle of such stone.
v. t.
To sprinkle or cover with sand.
n.
Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.
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