sand
- noun
- /sænd/
- Archaic
- And she couldn't see that it would all fall apart, as things that are built on sand often alarmingly do.
Examples
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It takes a lot of sand to stand up for what you believe in during difficult times.
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If you have basic ambition, the people that have their head in the sand on that are going to lose.
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So why bury your head in the sand and hope it goes away?
Academic text (2011) -
And so I hope that in your bones and your nerves and your cells, this is a line in the sand, a before and after.
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Today, I'm drawing a line in the sand.
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Where is your line in the sand beyond which you won't go?
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By putting the word "change" in its title, it has shifted the sands of the political terrain.
Academic text (2007) -
"We must take a firm, line-in-the-sand position that limited waiver is not acceptable," Hackett says.
Academic text (2006) -
She showed incredible sand when she decided to confront her boss about unfair treatment.
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Having the sand to pursue your dreams despite setbacks is crucial for success.
Synonyms
The strength or courage to do what is difficult
Courage to keep going when things are hard
Brave, confident attitude that helps someone face difficulty
Being brave and using common sense to act and solve problems
Courage to do something difficult even when you feel afraid
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A large shark with sharp jagged teeth that lives in shallow water near the coast
- US
A small flat fish like a flounder from the west coast of North America eaten as food
A low plant with groups of pink or white flowers that grows on sandy coasts
- Specialized
A type of sand with large rough grains used for building, gardening, or sports surfaces
A small snake with dark and light rings that moves through sand in the southwestern United States
- Specialized
A type of sand made mostly of small hard clear rock grains used to make glass
A low plant with clusters of deep pink or white flowers that grows on sandy areas near the sea
- Philippine
A small animal with a pig-like snout that lives in sandy places and digs for insects
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
- US
A low evergreen bush with small white flowers, red berries, and leaves that turn red in autumn
A stiff bush that makes blackberries and grows in sandy soil in the eastern United States
- Neologism
Digital money issued by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and used as legal money in the Bahamas
- UK
A grass-like plant that grows in sandy places like coastal dunes and helps hold the sand
- UK
A European plant related to onions that people grow for its edible stems and leaves used in cooking
- UK
A small swallow that migrates, nests in holes in sandy riverbanks and eats insects
- Specialized
A growth in the coverings or inner parts of the brain that contains sandlike particles
- US
A small plant with groups of bright flowers that grows in sandy areas of western North America and Mexico
- US
A harmless North American snake with an upturned nose that flattens its head and sometimes plays dead when scared
A highly venomous viper from northern Africa and southwestern Asia with a small horn above each eye
A small pale fish with eyes on stalks that buries itself in sand to ambush prey
A plant that has sweet-smelling flowers and grows in sandy places like deserts
A plant on sand dunes with round clusters of yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers
How Courageous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sand used to mean 'courage' comes from the image of small hard grains, like grit, inside a person, so someone with 'sand' is thought to have rough strength and strong nerve.