sandcastle
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- noun
- /ˈsændˌkæsl/
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castillo de arena
- The kids were building a sandcastle whose wet wall stretched to the ocean's edge.
- build sandcastles
- make sandcastles
- sandcastle contest
I go, let's build sandcastle skyscrapers right now.
- I go, let's build sandcastle skyscrapers right now.
- My sibling and I did make that sandcastle together, and we did laugh.
- I'm not here for your birthday party, but I think you stole my sandcastle equipment.
- Like if Matt and I as a couple would go to the beach, I would be like building sandcastles and like doing stuff.
- I have all the respect in the world, these sandcastle builders.
- And that when Bush came into power, it was as though he had built this elaborate sandcastle on the beach for eight years.
- And if they'd have a picture of a, you know, the three wise men going to get Jesus Christ out of the sandcastle.
Examples
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A day prior to the adult's sandcastle competition, a parade, pancake breakfast, and kids' sandcastle competition will be held.
Blog text (21) -
Peter dug holes and built sandcastles.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now, Can you imagine walking up to this sandcastle on a beach?
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Wanna make a sandcastle first?
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Three kids made a sandcastle, looking up at him now and then.
Fiction book (1990) -
Adults had obviously helped those kids build their elaborate sandcastle with its many towers.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lovers splash in the surf, and families play along the shore, using coconut shells to shape sandcastle domes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The camera jerked through scenes of Norma and Angela at the beach, making sandcastles, splashing in the gentle surf.
Fiction book (2002) -
When I was young, I would build sandcastles on the beach.
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The kids were building a sandcastle whose wet wall stretched to the ocean's edge.
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Etymology
Sandcastle comes from the two simple words sand and castle. It means a small 'castle' made of 'sand', which is why we use it for the little forts children build at the beach.