sandy

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/ˈsændi/

adj 5noun 5name 4

Collocations

ADJ.

best, disgraceful, famous, little, long, near, spanish, white

We spent the whole afternoon playing on the long sandy beach near our cottage.

VERB + SANDY

dampen, date, grow, isn't, love, made, permitting, playing

The beach wasn't sandy enough for the children to build their castle.

SANDY + NOUN

beach, beaches, blonde, children, coves, cow, hair, inlaid

The children built sandcastles on the sandy beach during their summer holiday.

PREP.

in, on, up, with

The children played happily on the sandy beach during their summer vacation.

ADV.

generally

The beach near our house is generally sandy, so we always wear our flip-flops there.

Definitions

adj

Covered with sand.

Sprinkled with sand.

Containing sand.

Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

Like sand, especially in texture.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

Having the colour of sand.

noun

A sandwich

Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

name

A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.

A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — resembling or containing or abounding in sand

arenaceous
sandlike

adjective — of hair color

flaxen

Antonyms

argillaceous
clayey

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

Wiktionary

Several children are playing on the sandy beach.

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Spanish words sound sandy.

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Hurricane Sandy is coming.

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Lady Gaga gave $1 million to the Red Cross to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sandy is marked as informal, slang, derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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