{
    "term": "sand",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/co/coast.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a substance that consists of very small fine grains of rock. Sand is found on beaches, in deserts, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **grain of sand**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "coarse/fine sand"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Concrete is a mixture of sand and cement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were playing in the sand *(= for example, in a )*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The resort has its own white sand beach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hair was the colour of sand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The beach is a gorgeous stretch of golden sand."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry", "Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["coarse", "fine", "hard"],
                "… of sand": ["grain", "layer", "handful"],
                "verb + sand": ["brush off", "dust off", "kick"],
                "sand + verb": ["blow", "fly", "cover something"],
                "sand + noun": ["beach", "dune", "bank"],
                "preposition": ["in the sand", "on the sand"],
                "phrases": ["covered in sand", "covered with sand"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large area of sand on a beach or in the desert",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We went for a walk along the sand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "miles of golden sands"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the burning desert sands"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We found her asleep on the sand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "children playing on the sand"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography", "Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["coarse", "fine", "hard"],
                "… of sand": ["grain", "layer", "handful"],
                "verb + sand": ["brush off", "dust off", "kick"],
                "sand + verb": ["blow", "fly", "cover something"],
                "sand + noun": ["beach", "dune", "bank"],
                "preposition": ["in the sand", "on the sand"],
                "phrases": ["covered in sand", "covered with sand"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to establish) a clear limit to what you will do or accept",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe a situation that changes so often that it is difficult to understand or deal with it",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sænd/",
                "audio": "sa/sand/sand__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sænd/",
                "audio": "sa/sand/sand__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand."
}