quicksand
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.
Noun[edit]
quicksand (countable and uncountable, plural quicksands)
- Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
- My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
- (figuratively) Anything that pulls one down or buries one.
- the quicksands of youth
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
type of sand
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