What does sandy mean?

Definitions for sandy
ˈsæn disandy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sandy.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. flaxen, sandyadjective

    of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

    "flaxen locks"

  2. arenaceous, sandy, sandlikeadjective

    resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

    "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"

Wiktionary

  1. sandyadjective

    Covered with sand.

  2. sandyadjective

    Sprinkled with sand.

  3. sandyadjective

    Like sand, especially in texture.

  4. Sandynoun

    Shortened form of Sand Dancer.

  5. Sandynoun

    The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.

  6. Sandynoun

    A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

  7. Sandynoun

    A diminutive of the female given names Sandra and Alexandra.

  8. Sandynoun

    A small town in Bedfordshire, England.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sandyadjective

    Etymology: from sand.

    I should not see the sandy hourglass run,
    But I should think of shallows and of flats. William Shakespeare.

    Safer shall he be on the sandy plains,
    Than where castles mounted stand. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    A region so desert, dry, and sandy, that travellers are fain to carry water on their camels. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

    Rough unweidly earth, nor to the plough
    Nor to the cattle kind, with sandy stones
    And gravel o’er-abounding. Phillips.

    O’er sandy wilds were yellow harvests spread. Alexander Pope.

    Favour, so bottomed upon the sandy foundation of personal respects only, cannot be long lived. Francis Bacon, to Villiers.

Wikipedia

  1. Sandy

    Sandy is a song from the 1978 film Grease, written by Louis St. Louis and Screamin' Scott Simon (of Sha Na Na), and performed by John Travolta, in character as Danny Zuko. It was released as a single in several countries, giving Travolta a no. 2 hit in the UK.

ChatGPT

  1. sandy

    Sandy refers to something characterized by or covered with a type of soil composed of tiny grains of weathered rock, mainly quartz. It can also describe something having the color of sand, or being similar to sand in texture or appearance. Additionally, it can be used to describe a certain type of weather condition (i.e. sandy wind) carrying a large amount of sand particles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sandy

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

  2. Sandy

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

  3. Etymology: [AS. sandig.]

Wikidata

  1. Sandy

    Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, and named after the nearby Sandy River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 9,570. The city serves as the western gateway to the Mount Hood Corridor.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Sandy

    The nickname of a Scotsman, being short for Alexander, the most common Christian name to be met with in North Britain.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SANDY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sandy is ranked #5914 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sandy surname appeared 5,826 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Sandy.

    76.3% or 4,448 total occurrences were White.
    14.6% or 851 total occurrences were Black.
    3.7% or 219 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 122 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.9% or 115 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.2% or 71 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sandy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sandy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sandy in a Sentence

  1. Andy Parker:

    If there is such a thing as bipartisanship left in this country, this is where we can do it, im doing this for the Sandy Hook families, the Parkland families, everyone who has been victimized.

  2. Bill Lavin:

    Here's the frustration : the polls say the vast majority are in favor of background checks and common-sense gun control, nobody is against the hunters. There are members of Sandy Hook families who are gun owners.

  3. Sandy Blankenships daughter:

    This virus is nasty, any time I was in Life Care, they were very attentive. And the staff at Starr Regional was amazing. I live seven hours away and the nurse caring for her when she passed dressed out to go in and put the phone to her ear so Sandy Blankenships daughter, my husbandand my son could say goodbye.

  4. CaddyShack:

    Sandy Carl I want you to kill all the gophers on the golf course Carl Spackler Correct me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers they'll lock me up and throw away the key. Sandy Not golfers, you great fool. Gophers. THE LITTLE BROWN, FURRY RODENTS. Carl Spackler We can do that. We don't even need a reason.

  5. Maria Roussos:

    For some time now, sandy and taupe textures have dominated, but now there are so many more options in the gray palette in both loop and plush piles, which are gorgeous for the bedroom.

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