According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SANDY
arenaceous, sandy, sandlike
(adjective) resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; “arenaceous limestone”; “arenaceous grasses”
flaxen, sandy
(adjective) of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; “flaxen locks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Sandy
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra.
A small town in Bedfordshire, England.
Noun
Sandy (plural Sandies)
(slang) A Scotsman.
(Geordie, pejorative) A Sand Dancer.
(aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
Etymology
Adjective
sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)
Covered with sand.
Sprinkled with sand.
Containing sand.
Like sand, especially in texture.
Having the colour of sand.
Source: Wiktionary
Sand"y, a. [Compar. Sandier; superl. Sandiest.] Etym: [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.
2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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