hietikko — meaning in English

English meaning

• outcrop noun A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
• sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.

Senses

hietikko is used for these senses in English:

• outcrop A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
• sand (countable, often, _, in the plural) A beach or other mass of 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).

outcrop — full definition

1. noun A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
2. noun A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
3. noun The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

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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