📖 S — The English dictionary · page 6

sand — Everyday, meaning 1: Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in deserts.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: "Sands" means a large area of sand.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a verb, to rub wood with sandpaper to make it smooth.↗ Example: We built a sandcastle on the beach.↗ · Sand is made of tiny pieces of rock.↗ · The desert is full of sand.↗ · Don't throw sand at your friends.↗ · The sand is too hot to walk on.↗ · Dad sanded the old table.↗ · Glass is made from sand.↗ · The children played in the sandpit.↗ · The whole church was completely buried in sand.↗ · and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.↗ (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.↗ (Torah GEN.41.49, JPS 1917)↗ · And Thou saidst: I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'↗ (Torah GEN.32.12, JPS 1917)↗ · For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore are my words broken.↗ (Writings JOB.6.3, JPS 1917)↗ · A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.↗ (Writings PRO.27.3, JPS 1917)↗ · He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas; (Writings PSA.78.27, JPS 1917)↗

sandal — Everyday, meaning 1: A sandal is an open shoe held on the foot with straps, worn in warm weather.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sandal is also short for sandalwood, a sweet-smelling wood, but this is less common.↗ Example: She wore her new sandals to the beach.↗ · I need a pair of sandals for the summer.↗ · One sandal fell off in the river.↗ · The Romans wore leather sandals.↗ · Sandals are not safe for climbing rocks.↗ · Take off your sandals before you go on the sand.↗ · His sandal strap broke during the walk.↗ · Put on proper shoes, not sandals, for PE.↗ · He took off his sandals and entered the hut.↗ · How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's daughter!↗ (Writings SNG.7.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon that brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.↗ (Writings 2CH.9.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of sandal-wood and precious stones.↗ (Prophets 1KI.10.11, JPS 1917)↗

sandbag — Everyday, meaning 1: A sandbag is a bag filled with sand, used to build walls against floods or to make barriers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To sandbag a place is to protect it with sandbags.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, sport and games) To sandbag is to pretend to be weaker than you are so you can win later.↗ Example: Volunteers filled sandbags before the flood.↗ · We piled sandbags against the door.↗ · Each sandbag weighs 15 kg; 10 sandbags weigh 150 kg.↗ · Soldiers sheltered behind a wall of sandbags.↗ · The town was sandbagged against the rising river.↗ · Stop sandbagging — I know you can run faster!↗

sandbank — Everyday, meaning 1: A sandbank is a raised area of sand in a river, at the coast or in the sea, which may be hidden under the water at high tide.↗ Example: The boat got stuck on a sandbank.↗ · Seals were lying on the sandbank at low tide.↗ · The sandbank disappeared under the water as the tide came in.↗ · Never walk out to a sandbank when the tide is turning.↗ · Rivers drop sand to make sandbanks where the water slows down.↗ · The lifeboat rescued a family cut off on a sandbank.↗ · Ships use maps that show where the sandbanks are.↗ · The children built a castle on the sandbank.↗

sandbox — Everyday, meaning 1: (US, Canada) A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in; in the UK and Australia it is called a sandpit.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computing) A safe, closed space where a program can run without harming the rest of the computer.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (games) A sandbox game lets players build and explore freely, like Minecraft.↗ Example: The toddlers built castles in the sandbox.↗ · Minecraft is a famous sandbox game.↗ · The new app runs in a sandbox, so it cannot change your files.↗ · Cover the sandbox at night so cats don't use it.↗ · We tried the code in a sandbox first.↗ · In sandbox mode you can build anything you like.↗

sandgrouse — Everyday, meaning 1: A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related to pigeons, with sandy-coloured feathers that hide it on the ground.↗ Example: Sandgrouse live in deserts and dry grasslands.↗ · A male sandgrouse carries water to its chicks in its belly feathers.↗ · The sandgrouse's colours match the sand.↗ · We watched a video of sandgrouse flying to a waterhole.↗ · Sandgrouse are related to pigeons, not to grouse.↗ · A flock of sandgrouse landed by the pool at dawn.↗

sandpaper — Everyday, meaning 1: Strong paper with sand or grit stuck to one side, used for rubbing wood or other surfaces to make them smooth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To smooth something by rubbing it with sandpaper.↗ Example: Use sandpaper to smooth the edges of your wooden box.↗ · Dad sandpapered the old door before painting it.↗ · A cat's tongue feels like sandpaper.↗ · Coarse sandpaper takes off a lot; fine sandpaper makes it really smooth.↗ · Wear a mask when sandpapering, because the dust gets in your nose.↗ · Grandad's chin felt like sandpaper when he hadn't shaved.↗

sandpit — Everyday, meaning 1: A sandpit is a low box or shallow hole filled with sand for children to play in.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In sports, the sand area for landing in the long jump.↗ Example: The little ones are playing in the sandpit.↗ · Cover the sandpit so cats don't get in.↗ · She landed in the sandpit after her long jump.↗ · We built a castle in the sandpit.↗ · Wash your hands after the sandpit.↗ · Don't throw sand in the sandpit.↗

sandstone — Everyday, meaning 1: Sandstone is a sedimentary rock made of grains of sand pressed and stuck together over a very long time.↗ Example: Sandstone is made of tiny grains of sand.↗ · The old church is built of red sandstone.↗ · Uluru is made of sandstone.↗ · We rubbed sandstone and sand came off.↗ · Water can soak into sandstone because it has gaps.↗ · The sandstone cliffs have stripes of different colours.↗ · He set his teeth and said nothing, but went with the shouting monkeys to a terrace above the red sandstone reservoirs that were half-full of rain water.↗

sandstorm — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong wind in a desert that lifts and carries clouds of sand through the air.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) A wild confusing rush of something.↗ Example: The camels lay down when the sandstorm came.↗ · A huge sandstorm turned the sky orange.↗ · Stay indoors during a sandstorm and close the windows.↗ · Sandstorms can carry Sahara dust all the way to Britain.↗ · The explorers waited in their tent until the sandstorm passed.↗ · Even on Mars there are giant sandstorms, called dust storms.↗

sandwich — Everyday, meaning 1: A sandwich is two slices of bread with food such as cheese, ham or jam between them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To be sandwiched is to be squeezed between two things or people.↗ Example: Mum made 12 sandwiches for the picnic.↗ · Each sandwich uses 2 slices of bread.↗ · A sandwich costs 4 dollars.↗ · They ate 3 sandwiches each.↗ · I have a cheese and tomato sandwich in my lunch box.↗ · She cut her sandwich into triangles.↗ · The small car was sandwiched between two lorries.↗ · The sandwich is named after the Earl of Sandwich.↗ · I have a sandwich in my hand.’↗

sandy — Everyday, meaning 1: Sandy means covered with sand or full of sand: «a sandy beach».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sandy hair is light yellowish-brown, like sand.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Sandy is also a name, short for Alexander, Alexandra or Sandra.↗ Example: We built sandcastles on the sandy beach.↗ · Wipe your sandy feet before you get in the car.↗ · Carrots grow well in sandy soil.↗ · The boy had sandy hair and freckles.↗ · The desert is dry and sandy.↗ · My towel was all sandy after the trip.↗ · About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun.↗

sane — Everyday, meaning 1: Having a healthy mind, able to think and behave normally.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sensible and reasonable: a sane decision.↗ Example: No sane person would swim with sharks.↗ · Going to bed early was the only sane choice.↗ · Walking the dog keeps me sane when I'm stressed.↗ · The judge decided he was sane.↗ · Is it sane to go hiking in a blizzard?↗ · Taking breaks helps you stay sane while revising.↗

sang — Everyday, meaning 1: The past simple form of «sing»: made musical sounds with the voice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of birds, kettles, wind) Made a high, musical sound.↗ Example: We sang «Happy Birthday» to Mum.↗ · The birds sang outside my window.↗ · The choir sang 5 songs in the concert.↗ · She sang along to the radio.↗ · The kettle sang on the stove.↗ · Everyone sang the national anthem.↗ · The teacher sang our praises to the head.↗ · These were the words he sang:↗ · Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.↗ (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.↗ (Torah EXO.15.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.↗ (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917)↗ · Then believed they His words; they sang His praise.↗ (Writings PSA.106.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying: (Prophets JDG.5.1, JPS 1917)↗

sanguinary — Everyday, meaning 1: Involving much bloodshed and killing; bloody and violent (formal, old use).↗ Example: It was a sanguinary battle.↗ · The sanguinary fight ended with many wounded.↗ · The war was long and sanguinary.↗

sanguine — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Cheerful and hopeful about what will happen, even when things are hard.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old, literary) Of a face: rosy, red.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old, history) In old medicine, a person «ruled» by blood, thought to be cheerful.↗ Example: Toad was sanguine about his chances of escape.↗ · The coach was sanguine about the next match.↗ · She is not sanguine about the weather for sports day.↗ · He had a sanguine, rosy face.↗ · Despite the rain, Dad remained sanguine.↗ · The doctors were sanguine that she would recover.↗

sanhedrin — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The highest court and council of the Jewish people in ancient times, made up of seventy-one sages.↗ Example: Some maintain that this essay is mentioned in the Talmud treatise Sanhedrin, p. 66 b. and ibid.↗ 67 b. which passage is according to the commentary of Rashi, to treatise Erubin, p. 63 a., a reliable historical notice.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

sanitary — Everyday, meaning 1: Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: About keeping people healthy by getting rid of waste and dirty water: sanitary systems.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Sanitary products» or «sanitary pads» are things used during a period (menstruation).↗ Example: The hospital must be kept sanitary.↗ · Old cities had poor sanitary conditions.↗ · Licking your fingers isn't very sanitary!↗ · Put sanitary products in the sanitary bin.↗ · Clean water and toilets are sanitary needs for everyone.↗ · The kitchen passed its sanitary check.↗

sanitation — Everyday, meaning 1: The systems that keep places clean and healthy, especially clean water supply, toilets, drains and taking away sewage and rubbish.↗ Example: Good sanitation saves millions of lives.↗ · Many villages still lack clean water and sanitation.↗ · In old cities, poor sanitation spread disease.↗ · Sanitation workers collect the rubbish every week.↗ · The charity builds toilets to improve sanitation.↗ · Washing hands is part of good sanitation and hygiene.↗

sanitise — Everyday, meaning 1: To sanitise something is to clean it very well, killing germs, so it is safe and hygienic.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To sanitise a story or report is to take out the unpleasant parts so it seems nicer than the truth.↗ Example: Please sanitise your hands when you come into class.↗ · The nurse sanitised the scissors before using them.↗ · We sanitise the kitchen counter after cutting raw chicken.↗ · Hand sanitiser is useful when there is no soap and water.↗ · The film sanitised the war and hid how terrible it was.↗ · Wash hands with soap if they are dirty; sanitiser is not enough for mud.↗

sanskrit — Everyday, meaning 1: Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is related to English, Latin and Greek through the Indo-European family.↗ Example: Sanskrit is an old language of India.↗ · Hindu holy books were written in Sanskrit.↗ · The word «yoga» comes from Sanskrit.↗ · Sanskrit is related to English.↗ · Some people still learn Sanskrit today.↗ · The scroll was in Sanskrit.↗

sap — Everyday, meaning 1: Sap is the liquid inside plants and trees that carries water and food around them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To sap your strength or energy is to slowly make you weaker or more tired.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, old) A silly person who is easily tricked.↗ Example: Maple syrup is made from tree sap.↗ · Sticky sap ran down the pine tree.↗ · Sap carries water and food through the plant.↗ · The heat sapped our energy.↗ · My hands were covered in sap after climbing.↗ · Some plants have sap that can burn your skin, so don't touch them.↗ · The long walk sapped his strength.↗ · Within the garden grew large trees, full of sap; but whether they were palm-trees or gigantic water-plants, the prince knew not.↗ · They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and richness; (Writings PSA.92.15, JPS 1917)↗ · For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; my sap was turned as in the droughts of summer.↗ (Writings PSA.32.4, JPS 1917)↗