quicksand
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quicksand
- /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/ US
Where it comes from
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 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.
- Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger the quicksands of youth
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noun type of sand
| Español | arenas movedizas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유사 yusa |
| 日本語 | 流砂 ryūsha |
| 中文 | 流沙 liúshā |
| Português | areia movediça |
| Français | sables mouvants |
| Deutsch | Treibsand |
| Italiano | sabbie mobili |
| Ελληνικά | κινούμενη άμμος kinoúmeni ámmos |
| Русский | зыбу́чие пески́ zybúčije peskí, зыбучий песок zybučij pesok, зыбун zybun |
| Tiếng Việt | cát lún |
| العربية | رِمَال مُتَحَرِّكَة rimāl mutaḥarrika |
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title = {quicksand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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