🏜️Quick-sand

noun
/ˈkwɪk.sænd/

Meaning

loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything on its surface

Example Sentences

The explorer got trapped in quicksand while crossing the desert.

Synonyms

shifting sand, loose sand, bog, marsh

Antonyms

solid ground, firm land, stable surface

Collocations

trapped in quicksand, sink into quicksand, escape quicksand, dangerous quicksand

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