'Sandy' definitions:
Definition of 'sandy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: flaxen, sandy]
adjective
Resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: arenaceous, sandy, sandlike] [ant: argillaceous, clayey]
Definition of 'Sandy'
From: GCIDE
- Sandy \Sand"y\, a. [Compar. Sandier; superl. Sandiest.] [AS. sandig.]
- 1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sandy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anhydrous,
- arenaceous,
- arenarious,
- arid,
- athirst,
- aureate,
- auric,
- beige,
- bone-dry,
- breccial,
- brecciated,
- buff,
- buff-yellow,
- canary,
- canary-yellow,
- citron,
- citron-yellow,
- craggy,
- cream,
- creamy,
- crystal,
- crystalline,
- desert,
- droughty,
- dry,
- dry as dust,
- dusty,
- ecru,
- fallow,
- flaxen,
- gilded,
- gilt,
- gold,
- gold-colored,
- golden,
- grainy,
- granular,
- granulate,
- granulated,
- gravelly,
- gritty,
- high and dry,
- juiceless,
- lapideous,
- lemon,
- lemon-yellow,
- like parchment,
- lithoid,
- lithoidal,
- luteolous,
- lutescent,
- monolithic,
- ocherish,
- ocherous,
- ochery,
- ochreous,
- ochroid,
- ochrous,
- ochry,
- or,
- pebbled,
- pebbly,
- porphyritic,
- primrose,
- primrose-colored,
- primrose-yellow,
- rock-ribbed,
- rock-strewn,
- rock-studded,
- rocklike,
- rocky,
- sabulous,
- saffron,
- saffron-colored,
- saffron-yellow,
- Saharan,
- sallow,
- sand-colored,
- sapless,
- shingled,
- shingly,
- stonelike,
- stony,
- straw,
- straw-colored,
- thirsting,
- thirsty,
- trachytic,
- undamped,
- unwatered,
- waterless,
- xanthic,
- xanthous,
- yellow,
- yellowish
Sandy, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Sandy, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
5385
Housing Units (2000) :
2080
Land area (2000) :
2.633439 sq. miles (6.820575 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.633439 sq. miles (6.820575 sq. km)
FIPS code :
65250
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
45.397499 N, 122.266319 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97055
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Sandy, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Sandy, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1687
Housing Units (2000) :
687
Land area (2000) :
1.401768 sq. miles (3.630563 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.401768 sq. miles (3.630563 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67784
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.108633 N, 78.772614 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Sandy, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Sandy, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000) :
88418
Housing Units (2000) :
26579
Land area (2000) :
22.325028 sq. miles (57.821555 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.021161 sq. miles (0.054806 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
22.346189 sq. miles (57.876361 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67440
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
40.572415 N, 111.859610 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
84070 84093 84094
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Sandy'
- Sandiness,
- Sandy, OR,
- Big Sandy,
- Sandy Creek,
- Sandy Hollow,
- Sandy Hook,
- Sandy Lake,
- Sandy Level,
- Sandy Ridge,
- Sandy Springs,
- Sandy Valley,
- Sandy, PA,
- Sandy, UT,
- sandy mushroom,
- Big Sandy, MT,
- Big Sandy, TN,
- Big Sandy, TX,
- Sandy Creek, NC,
- Sandy Creek, NY,
- Sandy Hollow, TX,
- Sandy Hook, KY,
- Sandy Lake, PA,
- Sandy Level, VA,
- Sandy Ridge, PA,
- Sandy Springs, GA,
- Sandy Valley, NV,
- great sandy desert,
- Ashton-Sandy Spring,
- Sandy Hollow-Escondidas,
- Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD,
- Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX