sands

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of sand
2. sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
3. (figuratively)a unit of time.

   “The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out.”

4. (figuratively)an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.

   “We were lost in the sands of Arabia.”

   “Most of the old fishermen's cottages have been unobtrusively modernised, the harbour is busy with summer yachts, and the sands are superb.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of sand

name

1. A surname.
2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
3. A western suburb and ward in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8393).