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sand mason wormed adj. Describing a drinker who has burrowed into the company and left Renisha and Weeda above ground to manage matters. sand masonned adj. Of a drinker who has built a private social structure from loose conversation, obliging Etoile and Euleta to inhabit it. Etoile was sand masonned in the corner, constructing a small society that Euleta could not escape. sand moled adj. A drinker who withdraws from the gathering entirely, leaving Laniaya and Maleena to report that you are still present. Laniaya discovered Maleena sand moled behind the curtains, where the party's noise could not reach her. sand motored adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening proceeds by noisy mechanical momentum, with Kailun and Zacorian providing direction. sand moused adj. The state of being drunk and scurrying between larger personalities, leaving Mahaley and Bianaca to locate you repeatedly. Mahaley was sand moused at the reception, vanishing behind taller guests whenever Bianaca approached. sand myrtled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a decorative evergreen fixture, while Oladis and Marcelino handle the guests. sand olived adj. Too drunk to distinguish a shrub from the surrounding vegetation. Annis got sand olived and addressed the garden shrub as an old acquaintance. sand paintinged adj. Loosened by drink into making temporary pictures from whatever coloured material the pub can provide. sand palmed adj. Sufficiently drunk to grow low, narrow, and unexpectedly determined to withstand the heat. Demonta became sand palmed and refused the shade, citing local conditions. sand peared adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a familiar pear for an apple and maintain the distinction. Chizaram got sand peared and described the fruit as an apple with administrative differences. sand perched adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you balanced precariously, alert to every movement beneath you. sand pillared adj. Having drunk more than enough to rotate in place, upright and largely self-contained. sand pined adj. You have drunk enough to become sparse, resinous, and suited to poor ground. sand plovered adj. You are drunk and liable to spend the night walking the edge of every conversation. sand plummed adj. Of a drinker who has become small, fruiting, and slightly tart in manner. sand pumped adj. Describing a drinker who draws steadily on the evening and releases little of it. Evangelin became sand pumped, extracting refills with mechanical regularity.