[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sand \sand\, n. as. sand; akin to d. zand, g. sand, ohg. sant,
   icel. sandr, dan.  sw. sand, gr. ?.
   1. fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not
      reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose
      grains, which are not coherent when wet.
      1913 webster

            that finer matter, called sand, is no other than
            very small pebbles.                   --woodward.
      1913 webster

   2. a single particle of such stone. r. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. the sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of
      time; the term or extent of one's life.
      1913 webster

            the sands are numbered that make up my life. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. pl. tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of
      arabia and africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed
      by the ebb of the tide. "the libyan sands." --milton. "the
      sands o' dee." --c. kingsley.
      1913 webster

   5. courage; pluck; grit. slang
      1913 webster

   sand badger zool., the japanese badger meles ankuma.
      

   sand bag.
      a a bag filled with sand or earth, used for various
          purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.
      b a long bag filled with sand, used as a club by
          assassins.

   sand ball, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use
      at the toilet.

   sand bath.
      a chem. a vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which
          vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.
      b a bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.

   sand bed, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited
      naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of
      sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a
      reducing furnace.

   sand birds zool., a collective name for numerous species
      of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers,
      tattlers, and many others; -- called also shore birds.
      

   sand blast, a process of engraving and cutting glass and
      other hard substances by driving sand against them by a
      steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the
      process.

   sand box.
      a a box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling
          paper with sand.
      b a box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on
          the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent
          slipping.

   sand-box tree bot., a tropical american tree hura
      crepitans. its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody
      capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud
      report and scatters the seeds. see illust. of regma.

   sand bug zool., an american anomuran crustacean hippa
      talpoidea which burrows in sandy seabeaches. it is often
      used as bait by fishermen. see illust. under anomura.

   sand canal zool., a tubular vessel having a calcareous
      coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the
      madreporic tubercle. it appears to be excretory in
      function.

   sand cock zool., the redshank. prov. eng.

   sand collar. zool. same as sand saucer, below.

   sand crab. zool.
      a the lady crab.
      b a land crab, or ocypodian.

   sand crack far., a crack extending downward from the
      coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes
      lameness.

   sand cricket zool., any one of several species of large
      terrestrial crickets of the genus stenophelmatus and
      allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the western
      united states.

   sand cusk zool., any ophidioid fish. see illust. under
      ophidioid.

   sand dab zool., a small american flounder limanda
      ferruginea; -- called also rusty dab. the name is also
      applied locally to other allied species.

   sand darter zool., a small etheostomoid fish of the ohio
      valley ammocrypta pellucida.

   sand dollar zool., any one of several species of small
      flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,
      especially echinarachnius parma of the american coast.
      

   sand drift, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted
      sand.

   sand eel. zool.
      a a lant, or launce.
      b a slender pacific ocean fish of the genus
          gonorhynchus, having barbels about the mouth.

   sand flag, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.

   sand flea. zool.
      a any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,
          sandy places, especially the common dog flea.
      b the chigoe.
      c any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or
          orchestian. see beach flea, under beach.

   sand flood, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.
      --james bruce.

   sand fluke. zool.
      a the sandnecker.
      b the european smooth dab pleuronectes
          microcephalus; -- called also kitt, marysole,
          smear dab, town dab.

   sand fly zool., any one of several species of small
      dipterous flies of the genus simulium, abounding on
      sandy shores, especially simulium nocivum of the united
      states. they are very troublesome on account of their
      biting habits. called also no-see-um, punky, and
      midge.

   sand gall. geol. see sand pipe, below.

   sand grass bot., any species of grass which grows in
      sand; especially, a tufted grass triplasis purpurea
      with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,
      growing on the atlantic coast.

   sand grouse zool., any one of many species of old world
      birds belonging to the suborder pterocletes, and
      resembling both grouse and pigeons. called also rock
      grouse, rock pigeon, and ganga. they mostly belong to
      the genus pterocles, as the common indian species
      pterocles exustus. the large sand grouse pterocles
      arenarius, the painted sand grouse pterocles
      fasciatus, and the pintail sand grouse pterocles
      alchata are also found in india. see illust. under
      pterocletes.

   sand hill, a hill of sand; a dune.

   sand-hill crane zool., the american brown crane grus
      mexicana.

   sand hopper zool., a beach flea; an orchestian.

   sand hornet zool., a sand wasp.

   sand lark. zool.
      a a small lark alaudala raytal, native of india.
      b a small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the
          sanderling, and the common european sandpiper.
      c the australian red-capped dotterel aegialophilus
          ruficapillus; -- called also red-necked plover.

   sand launce zool., a lant, or launce.

   sand lizard zool., a common european lizard lacerta
      agilis.

   sand martin zool., the bank swallow.

   sand mole zool., the coast rat.

   sand monitor zool., a large egyptian lizard monitor
      arenarius which inhabits dry localities.

   sand mouse zool., the dunlin. prov. eng.

   sand myrtle. bot. see under myrtle.

   sand partridge zool., either of two small asiatic
      partridges of the genus ammoperdix. the wings are long
      and the tarsus is spurless. one species ammoperdix
      heeji inhabits palestine and arabia. the other species
      ammoperdix bonhami, inhabiting central asia, is called
      also seesee partridge, and teehoo.

   sand picture, a picture made by putting sand of different
      colors on an adhesive surface.

   sand pike. zool.
      a the sauger.
      b the lizard fish.

   sand pillar, a sand storm which takes the form of a
      whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like
      those of the sahara and mongolia.

   sand pipe geol., a tubular cavity, from a few inches to
      several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous
      rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called
      also sand gall.

   sand pride zool., a small british lamprey now considered
      to be the young of larger species; -- called also sand
      prey.

   sand pump, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket
      with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.
      

   sand rat zool., the pocket gopher.

   sand rock, a rock made of cemented sand.

   sand runner zool., the turnstone.

   sand saucer zool., the mass of egg capsules, or oothecae,
      of any mollusk of the genus natica and allied genera. it
      has the shape of a bottomless saucer, and is coated with
      fine sand; -- called also sand collar.

   sand screw zool., an amphipod crustacean lepidactylis
      arenarius, which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of
      europe and america.

   sand shark zool., an american shark odontaspis
      littoralis found on the sandy coasts of the eastern
      united states; -- called also gray shark, and dogfish
      shark. see illust. under remora.

   sand skink zool., any one of several species of old world
      lizards belonging to the genus seps; as, the ocellated
      sand skink seps ocellatus of southern europe.

   sand skipper zool., a beach flea, or orchestian.

   sand smelt zool., a silverside.

   sand snake. zool.
      a any one of several species of harmless burrowing
          snakes of the genus eryx, native of southern europe,
          africa, and asia, especially eryx jaculus of india
          and eryx johnii, used by snake charmers.
      b any innocuous south african snake of the genus
          psammophis, especially psammophis sibilans.

   sand snipe zool., the sandpiper.

   sand star zool., an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy
      sea bottoms; a brittle star.

   sand storm, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.
      

   sand sucker, the sandnecker.

   sand swallow zool., the bank swallow. see under bank.
      

   sand trap, golf a shallow pit on a golf course having a
      layer of sand in it, usually located near a green, and
      designed to function as a hazard, due to the difficulty of
      hitting balls effectively from such a position.

   sand tube, a tube made of sand. especially:
      a a tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of
          lightning; a fulgurite.
      b zool. any tube made of cemented sand.
      c zool. in starfishes, a tube having calcareous
          particles in its wall, which connects the oral water
          tube with the madreporic plate.

   sand viper. zool. see hognose snake.

   sand wasp zool., any one of numerous species of
      hymenopterous insects belonging to the families
      pompilidae and spheridae, which dig burrows in sand.
      the female provisions the nest with insects or spiders
      which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food
      for her young.
      1913 webster
see also:
sand badger meles ankuma sand bag sand ball sand bath sand bed 
sand birds shore birds sand blast sand box sand-box tree 
hura crepitans regma sand bug hippa talpoidea anomura 
sand canal sand cock sand collar sand saucer sand crab 
sand crack sand cricket stenophelmatus sand cusk illust. 
ophidioid sand dab limanda ferruginea rusty dab sand darter 
ammocrypta pellucida sand dollar echinarachnius parma sand drift sand eel 
gonorhynchus sand flag sand flea beach flea beach 
sand flood sand fluke pleuronectes microcephalus kitt marysole 
smear dab town dab sand fly simulium simulium nocivum 
no-see-um punky midge sand gall sand pipe 
sand grass triplasis purpurea sand grouse rock grouse rock pigeon 
ganga pterocles pterocles exustus pterocles arenarius pterocles fasciatus 
pterocles alchata pterocletes sand hill sand-hill crane grus mexicana 
sand hopper sand hornet sand lark alaudala raytal aegialophilus ruficapillus 
red-necked plover sand launce sand lizard lacerta agilis sand martin 
sand mole sand monitor monitor arenarius sand mouse sand myrtle 
myrtle sand partridge ammoperdix ammoperdix heeji ammoperdix bonhami 
seesee partridge teehoo sand picture sand pike sand pillar 
sand gall sand pride sand prey sand pump sand rat 
sand rock sand runner natica sand collar sand screw 
lepidactylis arenarius sand shark odontaspis littoralis gray shark dogfish shark 
remora sand skink seps seps ocellatus sand skipper 
sand smelt sand snake eryx eryx jaculus eryx johnii 
psammophis psammophis sibilans sand snipe sand star sand storm 
sand sucker sand swallow bank sand trap sand tube 
sand viper hognose snake sand wasp pompilidae spheridae 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rock \rock\, n. of. roke, f. roche; cf. armor. roc'h, and as.
   rocc.
   1. a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
      stone or crag. see stone.
      1913 webster

            come one, come all this rock shall fly
            from its firm base as soon as i.      --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   2. geol. any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
      crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
      clay, etc., when in natural beds.
      1913 webster

   3. that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
      support; a refuge.
      1913 webster

            the lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 sam. xxii.
                                                  2.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
      the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
      1913 webster

   5. zool. the striped bass. see under bass.
      1913 webster

   note: this word is frequently used in the formation of
         self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
         rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
         1913 webster

   rock alum. probably so called by confusion with f. roche a
      rock. same as roche alum.

   rock barnacle zool., a barnacle balanus balanoides
      very abundant on rocks washed by tides.

   rock bass. zool.
      a the stripped bass. see under bass.
      b the goggle-eye.
      c the cabrilla. other species are also locally called
          rock bass.

   rock builder zool., any species of animal whose remains
      contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the
      corals and foraminifera.

   rock butter min., native alum mixed with clay and oxide
      of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
      color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
      slate.

   rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
      sugar which are very hard, whence the name.

   rock cavy. zool. see moco.

   rock cod zool.
      a a small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
          found about rocks andledges.
      b a california rockfish.

   rock cook. zool.
      a a european wrasse centrolabrus exoletus.
      b a rockling.

   rock cork min., a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
      are loosely interlaced. it resembles cork in its texture.
      

   rock crab zool., any one of several species of large
      crabs of the genus c, as the two species of the new
      england coast cancer irroratus and cancer borealis.
      see illust. under cancer.

   rock cress bot., a name of several plants of the cress
      kind found on rocks, as arabis petraea, arabis lyrata,
      etc.

   rock crystal min., limpid quartz. see quartz, and under
      crystal.

   rock dove zool., the rock pigeon; -- called also rock
      doo.

   rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
      a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
      drilling holes for blasting, etc.

   rock duck zool., the harlequin duck.

   rock eel. zool. see gunnel.

   rock goat zool., a wild goat, or ibex.

   rock hopper zool., a penguin of the genus catarractes.
      see under penguin.

   rock kangaroo. zool. see kangaroo, and petrogale.

   rock lobster zool., any one of several species of large
      spinose lobsters of the genera panulirus and
      palinurus. they have no large claws. called also spiny
      lobster, and sea crayfish.

   rock meal min., a light powdery variety of calcite
      occuring as an efflorescence.

   rock milk. min. see agaric mineral, under agaric.

   rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. see cudbear.

   rock oil. see petroleum.

   rock parrakeet zool., a small australian parrakeet
      euphema petrophila, which nests in holes among the
      rocks of high cliffs. its general color is yellowish olive
      green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
      quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
      green.

   rock pigeon zool., the wild pigeon columba livia of
      europe and asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
      derived. see illust. under pigeon.

   rock pipit. zool. see the note under pipit.

   rock plover. zool.
      a the black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
      b the rock snipe.

   rock ptarmigan zool., an arctic american ptarmigan
      lagopus rupestris, which in winter is white, with the
      tail and lores black. in summer the males are grayish
      brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
      patches on the back.

   rock rabbit zool., the hyrax. see cony, and daman.

   rock ruby min., a fine reddish variety of garnet.

   rock salt min., cloride of sodium common salt occuring
      in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
      the earth. in the united states this name is sometimes
      given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
      from sea water in large basins or cavities.

   rock seal zool., the harbor seal. see seal.

   rock shell zool., any species of murex, purpura, and
      allied genera.

   rock snake zool., any one of several large pythons; as,
      the royal rock snake python regia of africa, and the
      rock snake of india python molurus. the australian
      rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus morelia.
      

   rock snipe zool., the purple sandpiper tringa
      maritima; -- called also rock bird, rock plover,
      winter snipe.

   rock soap min., a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
      feel, and adhering to the tongue.

   rock sparrow. zool.
      a any one of several species of old world sparrows of
          the genus petronia, as petronia stulla, of europe.
      b a north american sparrow pucaea ruficeps.

   rock tar, petroleum.

   rock thrush zool., any old world thrush of the genus
      monticola, or petrocossyphus; as, the european rock
      thrush monticola saxatilis, and the blue rock thrush
      of india monticola cyaneus, in which the male is blue
      throughout.

   rock tripe bot., a kind of lichen umbilicaria
      dillenii growing on rocks in the northen parts of
      america, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
      or blackish expansions. it has been used as food in cases
      of extremity.

   rock trout zool., any one of several species of marine
      food fishes of the genus hexagrammus, family chiradae,
      native of the north pacific coasts; -- called also sea
      trout, boregat, bodieron, and starling.

   rock warbler zool., a small australian singing bird
      origma rubricata which frequents rocky ravines and
      water courses; -- called also cataract bird.

   rock wren zool., any one of several species of wrens of
      the genus salpinctes, native of the arid plains of lower
      california and mexico.
      1913 webster
see also:
stone bass rock alum roche alum rock barnacle balanus balanoides 
rock bass rock builder rock butter rock candy rock cavy 
moco rock cod rock cook centrolabrus exoletus rock cork 
rock crab c cancer irroratus cancer borealis cancer 
rock cress arabis petraea arabis lyrata rock crystal quartz 
crystal rock dove rock doo rock drill rock duck 
rock eel gunnel rock goat rock hopper catarractes 
penguin rock kangaroo kangaroo petrogale rock lobster 
panulirus palinurus spiny lobster sea crayfish rock meal 
rock milk agaric mineral agaric rock moss cudbear 
rock oil petroleum rock parrakeet euphema petrophila rock pigeon 
columba livia pigeon rock pipit pipit rock plover 
rock ptarmigan lagopus rupestris rock rabbit cony daman 
rock ruby rock salt rock seal seal rock shell 
rock snake rock snake python regia python molurus morelia 
rock snipe tringa maritima rock bird rock plover winter snipe 
rock soap rock sparrow petronia petronia stulla pucaea ruficeps 
rock tar rock thrush monticola petrocossyphus monticola saxatilis 
monticola cyaneus rock tripe umbilicaria dillenii rock trout hexagrammus 
chiradae sea trout boregat bodieron starling 
rock warbler origma rubricata cataract bird rock wren salpinctes 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dove \dove\ du^v, n. oe. dove, duve, douve, as. d=ufe;
   akin to os. d=uba, d. duif, ohg. t=uba, g. taube, icel.
   d=ufa, sw. dufva, dan. due, goth. d=ub=o; perh. from
   the root of e. dive.
   1. zool. a pigeon of the genus columba and various
      related genera. the species are numerous.
      1913 webster

   note: the domestic dove, including the varieties called
         fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
         derived from the rock pigeon columba livia of
         europe and asia; the turtledove of europe, celebrated
         for its sweet, plaintive note, is columba turtur or
         turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
         european species, is columba palumbus; the carolina
         dove, or mourning dove, is zenaidura macroura; the
         sea dove is the little auk mergulus alle or alle
         alle. see turtledove, ground dove, and rock
         pigeon. the dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,
         gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the
         scriptures, the typical symbol of the holy ghost.
         1913 webster

   2. a word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
      1913 webster

            o my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --cant. ii.
                                                  14.
      1913 webster

   3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
      rather than war or conflict. opposite of hawk.
      pjc

   dove tick zool., a mite argas reflexus which infests
      doves and other birds.

   soiled dove, a prostitute. slang dovecot
see also:
columba fantails tumblers carrier pigeons rock pigeon columba livia 
turtledove columba turtur turtur vulgaris ringdove columba palumbus 
carolina dove mourning dove zenaidura macroura sea dove mergulus alle 
alle alle turtledove ground dove rock pigeon hawk 
dove tick argas reflexus soiled dove 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rock pigeon
     n : pale gray eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from
         which most domestic species are descended syn: rock
         dove, columba livia
see also:
rock dove columba livia 

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