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- [kwik-sand]
- /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/
- /ˈkwɪk.sænd/
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- [kwik-sand]
- /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/
Definitions of quicksand word
- noun quicksand 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. 1
- noun quicksand Loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything resting on or falling into it. 1
- noun quicksand sinking sand 1
- uncountable noun quicksand Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it. 0
- uncountable noun quicksand You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing. 0
- noun quicksand a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it 0
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Origin of quicksand
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, quicksand is from the Middle English word qwykkesand. See quick, sand
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Parts of speech for Quicksand
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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quicksand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quicksand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quicksand
noun quicksand
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- mire — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Antonyms for quicksand
noun quicksand
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- good luck — good fortune
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