- sandy adj
- Q: What do Christmas and a crab on the beach have in common? A: They both involve sandy claws. wavy adj
English expressions. 2014.
sandy adj
Look at other dictionaries:
sandy — adj. (sandier, sandiest) 1 having the texture of sand. 2 having much sand. 3 a (of hair) yellowish red. b (of a person) having sandy hair. Phrases and idioms: sandy blight Austral. conjunctivitis with sandlike grains in the eye. Derivatives:… … Useful english dictionary
sandy — [san′dē] adj. sandier, sandiest 1. composed of, full of, or covered with sand 2. like sand; gritty, shifting, etc. 3. of the color of sand; pale reddish yellow [sandy hair] … English World dictionary
sandy — adj. Sandy is used with these nouns: ↑bay, ↑beach, ↑blonde, ↑earth, ↑ground, ↑hair, ↑hill, ↑shore, ↑soil, ↑track … Collocations dictionary
sandy — adj 1. gravelly, gritty, shingly, pebbly; sabulous, arenose, grainy, granular, granulated, Geol. psammitic. 2. yellowish red, saffron, tawny, ocher, ocherous, buff; yellow, yellowish, xanthous, topaz, lutescent, golden; flaxen, blond, tow headed … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Sandy River (Oregon) — Geobox | River name = Sandy River category = River image size = image caption = Sandy River and Mount Hood etymology = Named Quicksand River in 1805 by Lewis and Clark because of emence quantitys of sand at the mouth; apparently shortened to… … Wikipedia
sandy — [[t]sæ̱ndi[/t]] sandier, sandiest 1) ADJ GRADED A sandy area is covered with sand. ...long, sandy beaches. ...a sandy path. 2) ADJ GRADED Sandy hair is light orangey brown in colour … English dictionary
sandy — sandiness, n. /san dee/, adj., sandier, sandiest. 1. of the nature of or consisting of sand. 2. containing or covered with sand. 3. of a yellowish red color: sandy hair. 4. having hair of a sandy color. 5. shifting or unstable, like sand. [bef.… … Universalium
sandy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gritty, granular, grainy, arenaceous. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing sand; said especially of soil ] Syn. light, loose, permeable, porous, easy to work, easily worked,… … English dictionary for students
sandy — sand|y [ˈsændi] adj 1.) covered with sand or containing a lot of sand ▪ The soil is quite sandy. 2.) hair that is sandy is a yellowish brown colour >sandiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
sandy — sand•y [[t]ˈsæn di[/t]] adj. sand•i•er, sand•i•est 1) of the nature of or consisting of sand 2) containing or covered with sand 3) of a yellowish red color: sandy hair[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
