sand

sand is on the Basic English 850 List.

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Noun

(uncountable) Grains of rock that make beaches and deserts.
In the summer, Jane goes to the beach, lies on the sand and listens to the waves.
(countable) A sand is a singular grain of sand.

Plain form
sand

Third-person singular
sands

Past tense
sanded

Past participle
sanded

Present participle
sanding

If you sand wood, you rub rough paper on it to make it smooth.
I sand the wood until it is nice and smooth.