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sands

sands

20 1.0
An area of sand next to the sea or a lake
  • noun
  • /sændz/
translation icon : playa
  • The children built sandcastles on the beach near the sands of the ocean.

Examples

  • But to be here on this white sands, with this blue as water?

  • Dad got transferred to White Sands.

    Destroyer (2018)

  • The base for the shoot turned out to be a marquee set up near West Sands beach.

    Blog text (23)

  • The currents pushed us into the Goodwin Sands.

    Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

  • SOUTH OF VOLCANOES NAT'L PARK Punalu'u Black Sands Beach: This is the black sand beach.

    Blog text (10)

  • Walking along the sands, we enjoyed the warm sun and gentle waves lapping at our feet.

  • The lifeguard stationed on the sands kept a watchful eye on all the swimmers.

Synonyms

beach
vssands
∞ 1.0

An area of sand with small stones beside a sea or lake

is stretches of only sand along a water edge rather than mixed stones
coast
vssands
506 1.0

The land beside the sea or ocean

is sandy ground right at the water's edge rather than nearby land
shore
vssands
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is specifically sand covered ground rather than any land beside water
beachfront
vssands
20 3.3

A strip of land by the beach with shops, hotels or parks

is natural sandy stretches not focused on development or buildings
seashore
vssands
14 1.0

Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks

is sand-only stretches along sea, lake, or ocean rather than any shoreline
sea-coast
vssands
1 1.1

Land next to the sea or ocean

is sand stretches specifically, not just any land near the sea

Idioms

to plow the sands
  • US
9.9

To search through sand for buried objects like coins

How Big

sands
20 1.0
sand dune
14 3.2
mound
37 2.1
ripple mark
  • Specialized
5.3

Surface Forms

sand singular
sands plural

Morphology

sands = sand (transparent) = sand + s

The plural form 'sands' is a straightforward derivation from 'sand' to indicate multiple or extensive areas of sand.

Etymology

Sands comes from the old word sand, which means 'tiny grains', and you can see the same root in sandcastle and sandpaper. So the sands are the stretches of ground made of those tiny grains along the sea or a lake.