7 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

sandy

adjective

1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]

2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]

3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: {flaxen}]

4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous}, {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]

5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches" [also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Sandy \Sand"y\, adjective [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS. sandig.]

1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.

2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

95 Moby Thesaurus words for "sandy": Saharan, anhydrous, arenaceous, arenarious, arid, athirst, aureate, auric, beige, bone-dry, breccial, brecciated, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow, citron, citron-yellow, craggy, cream, creamy, crystal, crystalline, desert, droughty, dry, dry as dust, dusty, ecru, fallow, flaxen, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored, golden, grainy, granular, granulate, granulated, gravelly, gritty, high and dry, juiceless, lapideous, lemon, lemon-yellow, like parchment, lithoid, lithoidal, luteolous, lutescent, monolithic, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or, pebbled, pebbly, porphyritic, primrose, primrose-colored, primrose-yellow, rock-ribbed, rock-strewn, rock-studded, rocklike, rocky, sabulous, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow, sand-colored, sapless, shingled, shingly, stonelike, stony, straw, straw-colored, thirsting, thirsty, trachytic, undamped, unwatered, waterless, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Sandy, OR (city, FIPS 65250) Location: 45.39965 N, 122.26666 W Population (1990): 4152 (1536 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97055 Sandy, PA (CDP, FIPS 67784) Location: 41.10722 N, 78.77380 W Population (1990): 1795 (733 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sandy, TX Zip code(s): 78665 Sandy, UT (city, FIPS 67550) Location: 40.56968 N, 111.85434 W Population (1990): 75058 (20110 housing units) Area: 51.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84070, 84093, 84094

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Sandy, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 5385 Housing Units (2000): 2080 Land area (2000): 2.633439 sq. miles (6.820575 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.633439 sq. miles (6.820575 sq. km) FIPS code: 65250 Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41 Location: 45.397499 N, 122.266319 W ZIP Codes (1990): 97055 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sandy, OR Sandy

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Sandy, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1687 Housing Units (2000): 687 Land area (2000): 1.401768 sq. miles (3.630563 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.401768 sq. miles (3.630563 sq. km) FIPS code: 67784 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 41.108633 N, 78.772614 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sandy, PA Sandy

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Sandy, UT -- U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 88418 Housing Units (2000): 26579 Land area (2000): 22.325028 sq. miles (57.821555 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021161 sq. miles (0.054806 sq. km) Total area (2000): 22.346189 sq. miles (57.876361 sq. km) FIPS code: 67440 Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49 Location: 40.572415 N, 111.859610 W ZIP Codes (1990): 84070 84093 84094 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sandy, UT Sandy

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