Associations to the word «Sandman»

Wiktionary

SANDMAN, noun. A legendary figure who is said to bring good sleep and dreams by placing sand in the eyes.
SANDMAN, noun. Used as a symbol of the passage of time to death.

Dictionary definition

SANDMAN, noun. An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn