[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

shark \shark\ shaumrk, n. of uncertain origin; perhaps
   through of. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, gr. karchari`as,
   so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp
   or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity cf.
   shark, v. t.  i.; cf. corn. scarceas.
   1. zool. any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes
      of the order plagiostomi, found in all seas.
      1913 webster

   note: some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark,
         grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty
         feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in
         length. most of them are harmless to man, but some are
         exceedingly voracious. the man-eating sharks mostly
         belong to the genera carcharhinus, carcharodon, and
         related genera. they have several rows of large sharp
         teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark
         carcharodon carcharias or carcharodon rondeleti
         of tropical seas, and the great blue shark
         carcharhinus glaucus syn. prionace glauca of all
         tropical and temperate seas. the former sometimes
         becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious
         and dangerous species known. the rare man-eating shark
         of the united states coast carcharodon atwoodi is
         thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of
         carcharodon carcharias. the dusky shark
         carcharhinus obscurus is a common species on the
         coast of the united states of moderate size and not
         dangerous. it feeds on shellfish and bottom fishes.
         1913 webster

   note: the original 1913 webster also mentioned a "smaller
         blue shark c. caudatus", but this species could not
         be found mentioned on the web august 2002. the
         following is a list of atlantic ocean sharks:
                        
         common and scientific names of atlantic sharks
                        
         from "our living oceans 1995" published by the
         national printing office:
         nmfs. 1999. our living oceans. report on the status of
         u.s. living marine resources, 1999. u.s. dep. commer.,
         noaa tech. memo. nmfs-f/spo-41, on-line version,
         http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/olo99.htm.
         the following list is found at at
         http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/app5.pdf
         1 pelagic sharks
         thresher shark alopias vulpinus
         bigeye thresher alopias superciliosus
         oceanic whitetip shark carcharhinus longimanus
         sevengill shark heptrachias perlo
         sixgill shark hexanchus griseus
         bigeye sixgill shark hexanchus vitulus
         shortfin mako isurus oxyrinchus
         longfin mako isurus paucus
         porbeagle lamna nasus
         blue shark prionace glauca
         2large coastal sharks
         sandbar shark carcharhinus plumbeus
         reef shark carcharhinus perezi
         blacktip shark carcharhinus limbatus
         dusky shark carcharhinus obscurus
         spinner shark carcharhinus brevipinna
         silky shark carcharhinus falciformis
         bull shark carcharhinus leucas
         bignose shark carcharhinus altimus
         galapagos shark carcharhinus galapagensis
         night shark carcharhinus signatus
         white shark carcharodon carcharias
         basking shark cetorhinus maximus
         tiger shark galeocerdo cuvier
         nurse shark ginglymostoma cirratum
         lemon shark negaprion brevirostris
         ragged-tooth shark odontaspis ferox
         whale shark rhincodon typus
         scalloped hammerhead sphyrna lewini
         great hammerhead sphyrna mokarran
         smooth hammerhead sphyrna zygaena
         3 small coastal sharks
         finetooth shark carcharhinus isodon
         blacknose shark carcharhinus acronotus
         atlantic sharpnose shark rhizoprionodon erraenovae
         caribbean sharpnose shark rhizoprionodon porosus
         bonnethead sphyrna tiburo
         atlantic angel shark squatina dumeril
         pjc

   2. a rapacious, artful person; a sharper. colloq.
      1913 webster

   3. trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
      obs. --south.
      1913 webster

   basking shark, liver shark, nurse shark, oil shark,
   sand shark, tiger shark, etc. see under basking,
      liver, etc. see also dogfish, houndfish,
      notidanian, and tope.

   gray shark, the sand shark.

   hammer-headed shark. see hammerhead.

   port jackson shark. see cestraciont.

   shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.

   shark ray. same as angel fish
      a, under angel.

   thrasher shark or thresher shark, a large, voracious
      shark. see thrasher.

   whale shark, a huge harmless shark rhinodon typicus of
      the indian ocean. it becomes sixty feet or more in length,
      but has very small teeth.
      1913 webster
see also:
shark plagiostomi carcharhinus carcharodon carcharodon carcharias carcharodon rondeleti 
carcharhinus glaucus prionace glauca carcharodon atwoodi carcharhinus obscurus c. caudatus 
alopias vulpinus alopias superciliosus carcharhinus longimanus heptrachias perlo hexanchus griseus 
hexanchus vitulus isurus oxyrinchus isurus paucus lamna nasus carcharhinus plumbeus 
carcharhinus perezi carcharhinus limbatus carcharhinus brevipinna carcharhinus falciformis carcharhinus leucas 
carcharhinus altimus carcharhinus galapagensis carcharhinus signatus cetorhinus maximus galeocerdo cuvier 
ginglymostoma cirratum negaprion brevirostris odontaspis ferox rhincodon typus sphyrna lewini 
sphyrna mokarran sphyrna zygaena carcharhinus isodon carcharhinus acronotus rhizoprionodon erraenovae 
rhizoprionodon porosus sphyrna tiburo squatina dumeril basking shark liver shark 
nurse shark oil shark sand shark tiger shark basking 
liver dogfish houndfish notidanian tope 
gray shark hammer-headed shark hammerhead port jackson shark cestraciont 
shark barrow shark ray angel fish angel thrasher shark 
thresher shark thrasher whale shark rhinodon typicus 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sand shark
     n : shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both
         sides of atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers syn:
         sand tiger, carcharias taurus, odontaspis taurus
see also:
sand tiger carcharias taurus odontaspis taurus 

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