quicksand
noun [U] /ˈkwɪk.sænd/Definition
› deep wet sand that sucks in anyone trying to walk across itWetland
(Definition of quicksand noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bog noun (WET AREA)
- boggy adjective
- fen noun
- floodplain noun
- marsh noun
- marshland noun
- marshy adjective
- mire noun (WET EARTH)
- morass noun (WET GROUND)
- peat bog noun
- quagmire noun
- slough noun (WET AREA)
- swamp gas noun
- swamp noun
- swampland noun
- swampy adjective
- water meadow noun
- waterlogged adjective
- wetland noun
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