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GRIT |
Small sand |
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BEACHBUGGY |
Small vehicle for driving on sand |
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FINE |
Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine
sand or flour. |
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GRAVEL |
Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles,
often intermixed with particles of sand. |
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SANDFISH |
A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America
(Trichodon trichodon) which buries itself in the sand. |
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SPIT |
A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow
shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. |
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SPRINKLE |
To scatter on; to disperse something over in small
drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with
water; to sprinkle a floor with sand. |
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SANDERLING |
A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria)
very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also
curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover. |
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GRAIN |
Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of
pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc. |
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ATHERINE |
A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a
silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina
presbyter) is used as fo... |
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OTOLITE |
One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other
hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory
organs of man... |
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SILVERSIDES |
Any one of several species of small fishes of the
family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the
body. The common species o... |
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HOURGLASS |
...
mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the
lower. ... |
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LANT |
Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes
of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and
the American ... |
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SPILL |
..., or
suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose
particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spil... |
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TURNSTONE |
...y are so called from their
habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other
aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner... |