quicksand

[ kwik-sand ]

/ ˈkwɪkˌsænd /

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noun

a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.

Origin of quicksand

First recorded in 1275–1325, quicksand is from the Middle English word qwykkesand.See quick, sand

OTHER WORDS FROM quicksand

quicksandy, adjective

Words nearby quicksand

quick march, quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake, quick response, quicksand, quickset, quick-setting, quicksilver, quickstep, Quick's test

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Example sentences from the Web for quicksand

To Herron it has felt like “a marathon that I ran in quicksand, getting nowhere quickly.”
Caught Between Military and Civilian Justice, a Battered Wife Waits and Waits for Help|Jacob Siegel|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The McKesson proxy statement is 100-plus pages of quicksand.
He’s One of the Nation’s Highest-Paid CEOs—and You’ve Never Heard of Him|Gary Rivlin|January 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Five minutes later, he is up to his thighs in liquid that is quicksand thick.
An Old-Fashioned Wine Harvest|Sophie Menin|October 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
An emaciated Steve Jobs jiving from an underground lair about his health is quicksand.
Steve Jobs' Messiah Complex|Eric Dezenhall|January 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

He didn't know that there was a quicksand across it, and that people couldn't use it in spring and summer.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders
It would be a slow and horrible descent—like sinking in a quicksand.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan
And I beheld her walk straight into the borders of the quicksand where it is more abrupt and dangerous.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The slough was quicksand, and as far as Andy knew, it was bottomless.
Swamp Cat|James Arthur Kjelgaard
That love, too, like a quicksand, too often proves a destroyer to the weak-minded.
An Outcast|F. Colburn Adams

British Dictionary definitions for quicksand

quicksand

/ (ˈkwɪkˌsænd) /

noun

a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for quicksand

quicksand

[ kwĭk′sănd′ ]

A deep bed of loose, smoothly rounded sand grains, saturated with water and forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf objects resting on its surface. Although it is possible for a person to drown while mired in quicksand, the human body is less dense than any quicksand and is thus not drawn or sucked beneath the surface as is sometimes popularly believed.

单词	quicksand
释义	quicksand [ kwik-sand ] / ˈkwɪkˌsænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quicksand ON THESAURUS.COM noun a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface. Origin of quicksand First recorded in 1275–1325, quicksand is from the Middle English word qwykkesand.See quick, sand OTHER WORDS FROM quicksand quicksandy, adjective Words nearby quicksand quick march, quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake, quick response, quicksand, quickset, quick-setting, quicksilver, quickstep, Quick's test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quicksand To Herron it has felt like “a marathon that I ran in quicksand, getting nowhere quickly.” Caught Between Military and Civilian Justice, a Battered Wife Waits and Waits for Help\|Jacob Siegel\|April 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The McKesson proxy statement is 100-plus pages of quicksand. He’s One of the Nation’s Highest-Paid CEOs—and You’ve Never Heard of Him\|Gary Rivlin\|January 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Five minutes later, he is up to his thighs in liquid that is quicksand thick. An Old-Fashioned Wine Harvest\|Sophie Menin\|October 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST An emaciated Steve Jobs jiving from an underground lair about his health is quicksand. Steve Jobs' Messiah Complex\|Eric Dezenhall\|January 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST He didn't know that there was a quicksand across it, and that people couldn't use it in spring and summer. Beautiful Joe\|Marshall Saunders It would be a slow and horrible descent—like sinking in a quicksand. Billy Topsail, M.D.\|Norman Duncan And I beheld her walk straight into the borders of the quicksand where it is more abrupt and dangerous. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson The slough was quicksand, and as far as Andy knew, it was bottomless. Swamp Cat\|James Arthur Kjelgaard That love, too, like a quicksand, too often proves a destroyer to the weak-minded. An Outcast\|F. Colburn Adams British Dictionary definitions for quicksand quicksand / (ˈkwɪkˌsænd) / noun a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quicksand quagmire, peril, risk, danger, snag, difficulty, drawback, morass, bait, ploy, booby trap, ambush, device, net, ruse, pitfall, goo, swamp, fen, dirt Scientific definitions for quicksand quicksand [ kwĭk′sănd′ ] A deep bed of loose, smoothly rounded sand grains, saturated with water and forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf objects resting on its surface. Although it is possible for a person to drown while mired in quicksand, the human body is less dense than any quicksand and is thus not drawn or sucked beneath the surface as is sometimes popularly believed. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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quicksand

noun

Origin of quicksand

OTHER WORDS FROM quicksand

Words nearby quicksand

Example sentences from the Web for quicksand

British Dictionary definitions for quicksand

noun

Words related to quicksand

Scientific definitions for quicksand