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versanden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.

Senses

versanden is used for these senses in English:

  • peter out (intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).
  • sand (transitive) To cover with sand.

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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