Abrade vs. Sand

Abradeverb

(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.

Abradeverb

(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.

Abradeverb

(transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.

Abradeverb

(transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.

Abradeverb

(intransitive) To undergo abrasion.

Abradeverb

(transitive) abraid

Abradeverb

To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

Abradeverb

Same as Abraid.

Abradeverb

wear away

Abradeverb

rub hard or scrub;

Abradeverb

strike against an object;

Sandnoun

(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

Sandnoun

A beach or other expanse of sand.

Sandnoun

Personal courage.

Sandnoun

A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Sandnoun

A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

Sandnoun

A single grain of sand.

Sandnoun

A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).

Sandnoun

(colloquial) A sandpiper.

Sandadjective

Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

Sandverb

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

Sandverb

(transitive) To cover with sand.

Sandverb

To blot ink using sand.

Sandnoun

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.

Sandnoun

A single particle of such stone.

Sandnoun

The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.

Sandnoun

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.

Sandnoun

Courage; pluck; grit.

Sandverb

To sprinkle or cover with sand.

Sandverb

To drive upon the sand.

Sandverb

To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.

Sandverb

To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.

Sandnoun

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

Sandnoun

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

Sandnoun

fortitude and determination;

Sandverb

rub with sandpaper;

Sand

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size.