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sandy¹
- /ˈsændi/
Sounds like sandhi · Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).
adjective sandier · sandiest
- Covered with sand.
- Sprinkled with sand.
- Containing sand. Some plants grow best in sandy soil.
- Like sand, especially in texture. 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.
- Having the colour of sand.
noun sandies
- A sandwich
- Ellipsis of pecan sandy
Sandy²
- /ˈsæn.di/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
From clippings + -y
proper noun Sandys · Sandies · Sandi · Sandie
- A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, and Santiago.
- A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, and Cassandra.
Sandy³
- /ˈsæn.di/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday.
* (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”)
* (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y
proper noun
- A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
- A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).
- An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida.
- A city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
- A census-designated place in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
- A former unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now flooded.
noun Sandies
- Diminutive of Sand Dancer
Sandy⁴
- /ˈsæn.di/
Rhymes with -ændi
noun Sandies
- A Scotsman.
- The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
- The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sandlike, arenaceous, gritty, granular, grainy, beachy, beachlike, mealy, blond, flaxen, blonde, farinaceous, light, granulose, friable, coarse-grained
Translations
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adj covered with sand
| Español | arenoso |
|---|---|
| Português | areado, arenado |
| Deutsch | sandig |
| Ελληνικά | αμμώδης ammódis |
| Română | nisipos, arinos |
| Русский | песо́чный pesóčnyj, песча́ный pesčányj |
adj like sand
| Español | arenoso |
|---|---|
| Português | areoso |
| Ελληνικά | αμμώδης ammódis, αμμοειδής ammoeidís |
| Română | nisipos, arinos |
| Русский | песо́чный pesóčnyj, песча́ный pesčányj |
adj sand-coloured
| Português | arenoso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sandfarben |
| Română | nisipiu |
| Русский | песо́чный pesóčnyj |
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title = {sandy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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