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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
Van Wyck Brooks

Meaning of "sands" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SANDS

sands  [ˈsændz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sands is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sands in the English dictionary

The definition of sands in the dictionary is an extensive area of sand, esp at a seashore or in a desert.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANDS


badlands
ˈbædˌlændz
bands
bændz
Bonds
bɒndz
bounds
baʊndz
diamonds
ˈdaɪəməndz
ends
ɛndz
funds
fʌndz
grounds
ˈɡraʊndz
gumlands
ˈɡʌmˌlændz
hands
hændz
Islands
ˈaɪləndz
lands
lændz
Netherlands
ˈnɛðələndz
scablands
ˈskæbˌlændz
seconds
ˈsekəndz
sounds
saʊndz
thousands
ˈθaʊzəndz
weekends
ˌwiːkˈɛndz
wetlands
ˈwɛtlændz
wildlands
ˈwaɪldˌlændz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANDS

sandpaper
sandpapering
sandpapery
sandpeep
sandpile
sandpiper
sandpit
sandpump
Sandringham
Sandringham House
Sandrocottus
sandshoe
sandshoes
sandsoap
sandspout
sandspur
sandstone
sandstone quarry
sandstorm
sandsucker

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANDS

British Virgin Islands
Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Hollands
in good hands
Keeling Islands
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Midlands
Northern Mariana Islands
Paracel Islands
Sandwich Islands
Solomon Islands
the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
West Midlands

Synonyms and antonyms of sands in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SANDS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sands» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sands

Translation of «sands» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANDS

Find out the translation of sands to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sands from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sands» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arenas
570 millions of speakers

English

sands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رمال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пески
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

areias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plage de sable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sands
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kum taneleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sabbie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piaski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піски
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nisipuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sanden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sands

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANDS»

The term «sands» is very widely used and occupies the 12.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sands

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10 QUOTES WITH «SANDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sands.
1
Hugo Black
Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political wind.
2
Van Wyck Brooks
No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
3
James Branch Cabell
While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.
4
Bradley Chicho
Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.
5
Josh Fox
We need policy change, and the most important thing people can do is to contribute and participate in the political process. We have to vote climate change deniers and people who will create subsidies for the fossil fuel industry out of office. We have to protest when bad decisions are being made about fracking or tar sands.
6
Jane Gardam
I longed from a tiny child to get away on my own. When I was five, I walked out along the sands from Redcar, nearly all the way to Hartlepool.
7
Nikolai Gogol
Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.
8
Jeff Goodell
Extracting oil from the tar sands is a nasty, polluting, energy-intensive business.
9
James Hansen
What makes tar sands particularly odious is that the energy you get out in the end, per unit carbon dioxide, is poor. It's equivalent to burning coal in your automobile.
10
James Hansen
You can't turn on your television without seeing these advertisements about clean coal, clean tar sands and the claim that there's more jobs associated with fossil fuels than other industries. That's of course not true. But they're hammering that into the voters' heads.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANDS»

Discover the use of sands in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sands and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty Quarter" of Arabia.
Wilfred Thesiger, 2008
2
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service
Arthur Davies and Carruthers reconnoiter the German Frisian coast as amateur spies aboard the yacht Dulcibella.
Erskine Childers, 1915
3
A Quick Bite
That hot guy tied to Lissianna Argeneau's bed?
Lynsay Sands, 2009
4
Dynamics of Marine Sands: A Manual for Practical Applications
This comprehensive new book presents methods for calculating the various hydrodynamic and sediment dynamic quantities necessary for marine sediment transport applications, and recommends the most appropriate methods to use for engineering ...
Richard Soulsby, 1997
5
Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
In this award-winning book, a Canadian bestseller, journalist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes the disastrous environmental, social, and political costs of the tar sands, arguing forcefully for change.
Andrew Nikiforuk, 2010
6
The Sands of Time
Four women leave their Spanish convent and enter an alien world of uncertainty, romance, and suspense.
Sidney Sheldon, 2010
7
Principles of International Environmental Law
This edition has been updated to include relevant new topics, including the Kyoto Protocol, genetically modified organisms, and oil pollution.
Philippe Sands, Jacqueline Peel, 2012
8
Under a Vampire Moon: An Argeneau Novel
When Vampires Go On Vacation .
Lynsay Sands, 2012
9
Forestry in a Global Context
This book is an introductory text which sets world forestry in the context of social, environmental, historical, economic and conservation issues.
Roger Sands, 2005
10
The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security Vs. Climate Change
This report explores both the energy security and climate change implications of expanded oil sands production.
Michael A. Levi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sands is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Happy Ending For Lucie Safarova And Bethanie Mattek-Sands
PARIS -- Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova not only won their second Grand Slam doubles title of the year Sunday, they also increased their already ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
2
Wildfires shut down oil sands production in Alberta
A quickly expanding wildfire in northeastern Alberta has forced Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. to shut down more oil sands production, pushing total volumes ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
3
Long Island Cardiologist Accused of Using Guns, Drugs to Pay For …
A doctor from Sands Point was arrested Tuesday for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme in which he planned to kill a rival cardiologist, authorities said. «Patch.com, Apr 15»
4
Embattled boss Peter Sands finally toppled in Standard Chartered …
Sands, once tipped as a future Bank of England governor and credited for steering StanChart through the financial crisis, will be replaced by American Bill ... «This is Money, Feb 15»
5
US environment agency says Keystone would boost oil-sands
The environmental agency cited a State Department study from last year that found that oil sands production emits more GHGs per barrel than other sources of ... «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
6
Chris Coons: Keystone means 'unlocking' Canadian oil sands
Coons responded, "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands, some of the dirtiest sources of energy on the planet, and allowing those tar sands to go ... «PolitiFact, Jan 15»
7
Bermuda Sands Motel Shooting Leaves At Least 3 Dead
The shootings took place around 11 p.m. Saturday in front of crowds of tourists at the Bermuda Sands Motel along the beach's new boardwalk, Myrtle Beach ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
8
Bear attacks, kills oil sands worker in Canada
A bear attacked and killed a worker at an oil sands plant in western Canada Wednesday, authorities said. The attack took place at a Suncor Energy base plant, ... «CNN, May 14»
9
Sands Casino Websites Are Still Down, Days After Cyberattack
Local and federal authorities are investigating the attack that brought down all Sands' Hotels and Casinos websites across the U.S. and Asia on Monday, ... «Mashable, Feb 14»
10
Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines
Deranger was speaking in Boston as part of the Tar Sands Exposed Tour along with photographer Garth Lenz, who has documented not only the stunning ... «The Nation., Feb 14»

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