sand

English Thesaurus

1. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fortitude,
definition	:	strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage (noun.attribute)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

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

instance hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

3. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	dirt, soil,
definition	:	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 14, si, silicon,
definition	:	a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	beach,
definition	:	an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	quicksand,
definition	:	a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	sand bar, sandbar,
definition	:	a bar of sand (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	spit, tongue,
definition	:	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	concrete,
definition	:	a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (noun.substance)

4. rub with sandpaper (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	smooth, smoothen,
definition	:	make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	rough-sand,
definition	:	sand roughly (verb.contact)

5. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	gutsy, plucky,
definition	:	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all)

6. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (noun.substance)

derivation	:	arenaceous, sandlike, sandy,
definition	:	resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas (adj.all)

7. rub with sandpaper (verb.contact)

derivation	:	drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoother,
definition	:	a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	emery paper, sandpaper,
definition	:	stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand (noun.substance)

8. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	gutsy, plucky,
definition	:	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all)

9. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (noun.substance)

derivation	:	arenaceous, sandlike, sandy,
definition	:	resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas (adj.all)

10. rub with sandpaper (verb.contact)

derivation	:	drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoother,
definition	:	a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	emery paper, sandpaper,
definition	:	stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand (noun.substance)