quick·sand
Pronounced:
/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural quick·sandsMeaning:
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
2 : a situation that is dangerous and difficult to escape from [noncount] ▪ the quicksand of depression [plural] ▪ freed from the quicksands of war