sandy — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Covered with sand.

2. Sprinkled with sand.

3. Containing sand.

   Examples

   Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

4. Like sand, especially in texture.

   Examples

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   Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

5. Having the colour of sand.

Noun

1. A sandwich

   Usage

   • Informal

Adjective

1. of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

   Synonyms

   flaxen

   Examples

   flaxen locks

2. resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

   Synonyms

   arenaceoussandlike

   Examples

   arenaceous limestone

   arenaceous grasses