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sand

noun as in beige

noun as in gravel

Strongest match

Weak match

noun as in grit

noun as in ground

noun as in silt

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in tan

noun as in yellow

verb as in grind

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From the sand dunes, looking inland, the terrain gradually climbs into dense bushland.

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“We’re crossing the line in the sand from what glaciers have done, for basically all of human recorded history.”

It involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at a rock layer, to release the gas inside.

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He was told that the Israelis had strictly prohibited evacuees from taking any sand or earth from Gaza.

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In her speech, the Sinn Féin president also accused the British and Irish governments of "burying their heads in the sand" over Irish unity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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