ivory vs sand

ivory

noun
  • A creamy white color, the color of ivory. 

  • The keys of a piano. 

  • The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals. 

  • The teeth. 

  • A white person. 

  • Something made from or resembling ivory. 

  • A die (object bearing numbers, thrown in games of chance). 

adj
  • Resembling or having the colour of ivory. 

  • Made of ivory. 

sand

noun
  • A light beige colour, like that of typical sand. 

  • A beach or other expanse of sand. 

  • A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass). 

  • "sand in [someone's] eyes" (idiom) 

  • 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. 

  • A sandpiper. 

  • A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. 

verb
  • To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it. 

  • To blot ink using sand. 

  • To cover with sand. 

adj
  • Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand. 

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