| NOUN | state | quicksand | a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy |
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| object | quicksand | a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down |
| Sounds | kwih'ksae.nd | |
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| Rhymes | ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend... | |
| Meaning | A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Meaning | A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down. | |
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| Broader | pit, cavity | A sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
| Substances | sand | A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral |
| Spanish | arenas movedizas | |
| Catalan | sorramoll, sorres movedisses | |
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