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| eolian |
of sand or rock matter, carried, produced, or formed by the wind. |
| erg2 |
a vast area covered with sand dunes; desert. |
| footprint |
an outline or indentation created by pressing the foot on a surface, such as a step in wet sand or a muddy print left by a shoe. |
| fracking |
the injection into an oil or natural gas well of large amounts of pressurized water containing sand and chemicals, which fractures the surrounding rock, creating fissures through which oil or gas flows into the well, thus increasing its output; hydraulic fracturing. |
| gravel |
a loose mixture of small stones, pebbles, and sometimes sand. [1/4 definitions] |
| grindstone |
a stone wheel that is rotated to sharpen implements or weapons, grind grain, or sand and shape items by abrasion. |
| grit |
tiny abrasive particles, as of sand. [1/7 definitions] |
| hazard |
in golf, a water or sand obstacle. [1/6 definitions] |
| hourglass |
an instrument that measures time by channeling a quantity of sand or mercury through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs in exactly one hour. [1/2 definitions] |
| hydraulic fracturing |
the injection into an oil or natural gas well of large amounts of pressurized water containing sand and chemicals, which fractures the surrounding rock, creating fissures through which oil or gas flows into the well; fracking. |
| khamsin |
a hot south wind from the Sahara that blows in Egypt in the spring, sometimes bringing sand with it. |
| loam |
a rich, easily crumbled soil made up of silt, sand, clay, and organic matter. [1/2 definitions] |
| moraine |
a deposit of rocks, sand, or clay carried or pushed aside by a moving glacier. |
| mortar2 |
a bonding substance made from cement or lime, sand, and water and used to hold in place bricks, stones, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ocher |
any of several iron oxides mixed with clay or sand, ranging in color from pale yellow to reddish brown, and used as pigments. [1/2 definitions] |
| pan |
to wash (gravel, sand, or the like) in a pan to remove gold or other precious metals. [2/6 definitions] |
| pearl |
a smooth, hard, glossy deposit, valued as a gem, that is formed inside the shells of oysters and some other mollusks to cover an irritant object such as a grain of sand. [1/8 definitions] |
| placer1 |
a naturally occurring accumulation of sand, gravel, or the like that contains precious metals or minerals. [1/2 definitions] |
| plaster |
a paste of sand, lime or gypsum, or the like, and water that hardens when it dries, used esp. to cover walls and ceilings. [1/4 definitions] |
| puddle |
a waterproof mixture of clay or sand, and water. [2/6 definitions] |
| puddling |
the act of mixing clay or sand with water to form a waterproof substance. [1/2 definitions] |
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