sands

Thân thiện

The children build a sandcastle on the sands.

Definition

Noun 1. The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean: This term refers to the area consisting of sand, specifically the beach or the sandy part of a shoreline.

Usage

The word "sands" is a plural noun used to describe the expanse or area of a sandy shore. It often evokes a sense of a broad, open landscape rather than just the material itself.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The children ran across the hot sands to reach the water.
  • They built their camp on the white sands of the tropical beach.
  • The shifting sands of the desert meet the ocean at this unique coastline.

Advanced Usage

• "The sands of time": A poetic idiom referring to the passage of time, often implying that time is running out. This phrase originates from the image of sand flowing through an hourglass.
  • The sands of time are running out for us to complete this project.

Variants and Related Words

• Sand (noun, usually uncountable): The loose granular material itself.
  • A grain of sand.
• Sandy (adjective): Covered with or consisting of sand.
  • A sandy beach.

Synonyms

• Beach: The pebbly or sandy shore of a body of water.
• Shore: The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
• Strand (literary): A beach or shore.

Notes on Meaning

While "sand" is typically an uncountable noun referring to the material, "sands" is used as a countable plural noun to specifically denote an area or region made of sand, particularly a beach or desert. It emphasizes the location or expanse.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

Từ đồng nghĩa

• littoral
• litoral
• littoral zone