sand castle

sand cas·tle

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand kas-uh l, kah-suh l]
- /sænd ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand kas-uh l, kah-suh l]
- /sænd ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl/

Definitions of sand castle words

noun sand castle a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach. 1
noun sand castle a plan or idea with little substance. 1
noun sand castle sculpture made with wet sand 1
countable noun sand castle A sand castle is a pile of sand, usually shaped like a castle, which children make when they are playing on the beach. 0

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Origin of sand castle

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; sand + castle

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Parts of speech for Sand castle

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sand castle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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