noun.sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
noun.
a unit of time.
noun.
a desert
verb.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sand.
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noun.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
Word Usage
"The real solution to the horrors of the tar sands is to transition away from this devastating source of oil extraction and toward a green energy economy."