khaki vs sand

khaki

adj
  • Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. 

noun
  • khaki (Pantone) 

  • A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.) 

  • khaki green 

  • A soldier wearing a khaki uniform. 

  • Khaki clothing or uniform. 

  • Khaki green, a dull green colour. 

  • A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. 

  • A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. 

sand

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

noun
  • 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. 

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

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. 

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