"sands" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-sands.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} sands
  1. plural of sand Tags: form-of, plural Form of: sand
    Sense id: en-sands-en-noun-mvimdM9F
  2. sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
    Sense id: en-sands-en-noun-MywFoSQG
  3. (figuratively) a unit of time. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sands-en-noun-p3m52RFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 60 1 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 29 48 1 20
  4. (figuratively) a desert Tags: figuratively Translations (figuratively: desert): hiekka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sands-en-noun-vrhDf08f Disambiguation of 'figuratively: desert': 1 1 6 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sands of time

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-sands.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sands
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sand Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: sand
    Sense id: en-sands-en-verb-BZy0CWN5

Noun [Icelandic]

Head templates: {{head|is|noun form}} sands
  1. indefinite genitive singular of sandur Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, singular Form of: sandur
    Sense id: en-sands-is-noun-GVZcPsKU Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|noun form}} sands
  1. indefinite genitive singular of sand Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, singular Form of: sand
    Sense id: en-sands-sv-noun-SPqUHt9f Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

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