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quicksand

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Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
28
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

Definition of quicksand

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger
    “the quicksands of youth”

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Etymology

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.

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