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quick·sand

quicksand

 
pronunciation:
kwIk saend
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part of speech: noun
definition: a mixture of sand and water, often found in large natural beds, that can pull down and submerge an animal or other object that stands on it.
Word History
The word quicksand is the modern form of an early English word, quysond, which means "living sand."