sands

/sændz/
noun
  1. A large area of sand, such as a beach, desert, or sandy plain.
    • The golden sands of the Caribbean attract tourists from all over the world.
    • They drove across the endless sands of the Sahara Desert.
    • Children played on the warm sands, building castles and digging tunnels.
  2. Grains of sand, especially when considered as a substance or material.
    • The construction crew used heavy machinery to move tons of sands for the new road.
    • The hourglass's sands slowly trickled from the top chamber to the bottom.
    • He brushed the fine white sands from his towel after lying on the beach.
  3. A period of time, especially a limited or passing one (often used in phrases like 'the sands of time').
    • The poet wrote about the relentless sands of time that bury all memories.
    • The sands of time are running out for the endangered species.
    • As the old man spoke, he seemed to feel the sands of his own life slipping away.
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