If you find yourself in quicksand you'll sink more slowly if you don't move.
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Quicksand
//ˈkwɪkˌsænd//
Synonyms for "quicksand" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (56)
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2 entriesetymologically related_to
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4 entriesTranslations
58 translations across 42 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رِمَال مُتَحَرِّكَة noun (type of sand)
Bengali
1 entries- চোরাবালি noun (type of sand)
Bulgarian
1 entries- подвижен пясък noun (type of sand)
Catalan
4 entries- arenes movedisses noun (type of sand)
- arenes movents noun (type of sand)
- sorra movedissa noun (type of sand)
- sorramoll noun (type of sand)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 流沙 noun (type of sand)
Czech
1 entries- tekutý písek noun (type of sand)
Danish
1 entries- kviksand noun (type of sand)
Dutch
1 entries- drijfzand noun (type of sand)
Esperanto
2 entries- flusablo noun (type of sand)
- movsablo noun (type of sand)
Estonian
1 entries- vesiliiv noun (type of sand)
Finnish
1 entries- juoksuhiekka noun (type of sand)
French
1 entries- sables mouvants noun (type of sand)
Galician
1 entries- areas movedizas noun (type of sand)
Georgian
2 entries- მცურავი ქვიშა noun (type of sand)
- ფხვიერი მიწა noun (type of sand)
German
1 entries- Treibsand noun (type of sand)
Greek
1 entries- κινούμενη άμμος noun (type of sand)
Hungarian
3 entries- futóhomok noun (type of sand)
- föveny noun (type of sand)
- süppedő, mocsaras talaj noun (type of sand)
Indonesian
1 entries- pasir isap noun (type of sand)
Irish
3 entries- gaineamh beo noun (type of sand)
- gaineamh reatha noun (type of sand)
- gaineamh súraic noun (type of sand)
Italian
1 entries- sabbie mobili noun (type of sand)
Japanese
1 entries- 流砂 noun (type of sand)
Korean
1 entries- 유사 noun (type of sand)
Macedonian
1 entries- жив песок noun (type of sand)
Malay
1 entries- pasir jerlus noun (type of sand)
Māori
1 entries- ōi noun (type of sand)
Norman
1 entries- mouoilliéthe noun (type of sand)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kvikksand noun (type of sand)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- kvikksand noun (type of sand)
- kviksand noun (type of sand)
Old English
3 entries- cwecesand noun (type of sand)
- sandrid noun (type of sand)
- sandġeweorp noun (type of sand)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- باتاق noun (type of sand)
Persian
1 entries- ماسه بادی noun (type of sand)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Sauntloch noun (type of sand)
Polish
2 entries- kurzawka noun (type of sand)
- ruchome piaski noun (type of sand)
Portuguese
1 entries- areia movediça noun (type of sand)
Russian
3 entries- зыбу́чие пески́ noun (type of sand)
- зыбун noun (type of sand)
- зыбучий песок noun (type of sand)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- živi pijesak noun (type of sand)
Spanish
1 entries- arenas movedizas noun (type of sand)
Swedish
1 entries- kvicksand noun (type of sand)
Tagalog
1 entries- kuminoy noun (type of sand)
Telugu
1 entries- దొంగయిసుక noun (type of sand)
Thai
1 entries- ทรายดูด noun (type of sand)
Welsh
2 entries- traeth byw noun (type of sand)
- traeth gwyllt noun (type of sand)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom pulled Mary out of the quicksand.
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Tom could talk his way out of quicksand.
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The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained its prey.
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