sander

UK: /ˈsændə^r/ US: (san′dər)

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sand•er  (san′dər), n. 

1. Building a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.

• sand + -er¹ 1620–30

San•der  (san′dər), n. 

1. a male given name, form of Alexander. 

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sander / ˈsændə/ noun

1. a power-driven tool for smoothing surfaces, esp wood, plastic, etc, by rubbing with an abrasive disc
2. a person who uses such a device

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sand /sænd/   n. 

1. the powdery, loose grains made from rocks rubbing against each other:
   [uncountable] a few grains of sand in his shoes.
2. Usually, sands. [plural] an area made up principally of sand:
   driving through the sands.
3. [uncountable] a light reddish yellow or brownish yellow color.

v. [~ + object]

4. Building to make smooth with sandpaper.

sand•er, n. [countable]

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sand  (sand), n. 

1. the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
2. Usually, sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand.
3. the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass.
4. sands, moments of time or of one's life:
   At this stage of his career the sands are running out.
5. a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color.
6. [Informal.] courage;
   pluck.
7. Physiology sleeper (def. 10).
8. Idioms draw a line in the sand, to set a limit;
   allow to go up to a point but no further.

v.t. 

9. Building to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive:
   to sand the ends of a board.
10. to sprinkle with or as if with sand:
    to sand an icy road.
11. to fill up with sand, as a harbor.
12. to add sand to:
    The mischievous child sanded the sugar.

• bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English; cognate with German Sand, Old Norse sandr

sand′a•ble, adj. 
sand′less, adj. 
sand′like′, adj. 

Sand  (sand; Fr. sänd), n. 

George  (jôrj; Fr. zhôrzh) (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant), 1804–76, French novelist.

sand., 

1. sandwich.