Associations to the word «Sandpile»

Wiktionary

SANDPILE, noun. A pile of sand
SANDPILE, noun. (mathematics) (computing) any of several models in which a series of connected nodes interact with their neighbours according to fixed rules

Dictionary definition

SANDPILE, noun. A plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats