Dirt vs. Sand

Dirtnoun

Soil or earth.

Dirtnoun

A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance, filth

Dirtnoun

Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person; gossip; kompromat

Dirtnoun

(figurative) Meanness; sordidness.

Dirtnoun

(mining) In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.

Dirtnoun

freckles

Dirtverb

To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty

Dirtnoun

Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of dirt.

Dirtnoun

Meanness; sordidness.

Dirtnoun

In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.

Dirtverb

To make foul of filthy; to dirty.

Dirtnoun

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Dirtnoun

the state of being covered with unclean things

Dirtnoun

obscene terms for feces

Dirtnoun

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

Dirtadjective

(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

Dirt

Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions. In such case they are said to become dirty.

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.