hiekka — meaning in English

English meaning

• pounce verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.
• sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.
• Sands name An English surname, likely originating from a place name referring to sandy ground.

Senses

hiekka is used for these senses in English:

• pounce (historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
• sand Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
• sand (uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
• sand (countable, often, _, in the plural) A beach or other mass of sand.
• sand (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
• sand A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
• sand (countable, figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
• sands (figuratively) an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.

pounce — full definition

1. verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.
2. verb To seize an opportunity eagerly and without hesitation.
3. noun A sudden leaping attack.

sand — full definition

1. noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.
2. noun A pale beige colour resembling that of typical sand.
3. noun Personal courage or grit.
4. verb To smooth or clean a surface by rubbing it with sandpaper or an abrasive.

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