quick·sand 
/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/ noun
plural quick·sands /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/ noun 1 [noncount] : deep, wet sand into which heavy objects sink easily 2 : a situation that is dangerous and difficult to escape from [noncount] ▪ the quicksand of depression [plural] ▪ freed from the quicksands of war
