Sand synonyms

earth (related)

Elements: The Earth is made up of iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, aluminum and other trace elements.

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sandy soil

Rock particles

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medano

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strand

A thoroughfare in west-central London, England, running parallel to the northern bank of the Thames River and eastward from Trafalgar Square in the West End to the City of London. Among its well-known fixtures is the Savoy Hotel.

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natural

That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.

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rock powder

Rock particles

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silica

Silica is silicon dioxide which is a hard mineral that looks like glass.

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rock-flour

Finely ground rock particles produced by glacial abrasion.

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debris

(Geology) An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments:

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detritus

(Countable, chiefly geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.

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dirt

A filthy or soiling substance, such as mud or dust.

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plage (French)

The beach

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seaside

The seashore.

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seashore

The seashore is the land right along the ocean.

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coast

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

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sea bank

The beach

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shingle (British)

The beach

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acervulus

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ammophilous

Thriving in a sandy environment.

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arenaceous

(Of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.

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arenicolous

(Biology) living or burrowing in sand

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sabulous

Sandy

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sandy

Having the colour of sand.

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arenarious

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downs

Plural form of down

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eschar

A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.

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kame

A small hill or ridge consisting of layers of sand and gravel deposited by a meltwater stream at the margin of a melting glacier.

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psammophilous

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quicksand

A deep bed of loose, smoothly rounded sand grains, saturated with water and forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf objects resting on its surface. Although it is possible for a person to drown while mired in quicksand, the human body is less dense than any quicksand and is thus not drawn or sucked beneath the surface as is sometimes popularly believed.

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silt

Silt is a material of the earth made up of particles that are somewhere in between the sizes of sand and clay, often found at the bottom of rivers and bays.

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syrtis

(Obsolete) A quicksand.

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warp

A deposit of this

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grit

Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.

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guts

Plural form of gut

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moxie

Moxie is a slang term for guts or attitude.

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gumption

(Obs.) Shrewdness in practical matters; common sense

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george sand

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

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Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

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Baroness Dudevant

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

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sandpaper

To rub with or as if with sandpaper.

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pebble (related)

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gravel (related)

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mud (related)

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chalk (related)

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shingle (related)

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cobbles (related)

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clay (related)

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dune (related)

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red clay (related)

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limestone (related)

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tufa (related)

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riverbed (related)

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wind-blown (related)

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kelp (related)

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chalky (related)

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beach

The area of accumulated sand, stone, or gravel deposited along a shore by the action of waves and tides. Beaches usually slope gently toward the body of water they border and have a concave shape. They extend landward from the low water line to the point where there is a distinct change in material (as in a line of vegetation) or in land features (as in a cliff).

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beige

Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.

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desert-sand

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ecru

Of a beige colour.

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