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- [san-dee]
- /ˈsæn di/
- /ˈsæn.dɪ/
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- [san-dee]
- /ˈsæn di/
Definitions of sandy word
- adjective sandy of the nature of or consisting of sand. 1
- adjective sandy containing or covered with sand. 1
- adjective sandy of a yellowish-red color: sandy hair. 1
- adjective sandy having hair of a sandy color. 1
- adjective sandy shifting or unstable, like sand. 1
- noun sandy Sanford ("Sandy") born 1935, U.S. baseball player. 1
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Origin of sandy
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sandig. See sand, -y1
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Parts of speech for Sandy
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sandy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sandy
adj sandy
- acervulus — a small, asexual spore-producing structure produced by certain parasitic fungi on a host plant
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- arenose — sandy
adjective sandy
- alluvial — Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- auburn — Auburn hair is reddish brown.
- grainy — resembling grain; granular.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
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