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quick·sand
(kwĭk′sănd′)n.
1. Sand that is mixed with water in a collected mass and yields easily to pressure so that objects on its surface tend to sink and become engulfed.
2. often quicksands A place or situation into which entry can be swift and sudden but from which extrication can be difficult or impossible: "This theory of the future entrapped [them] in the quicksands of Vietnam" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
[Middle English quyksond, living sand : quick, quyk, living; see quick + sand, sond, sand; see sand.]
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quicksand
(ˈkwɪkˌsænd)n
(Physical Geography) a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it
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quick•sand
(ˈkwɪkˌsænd)n.
a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to cause an object resting on its surface to sink.
[1275–1325]
quick′sand′y, adj.
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quick·sand
(kwĭk′sănd′) A deep bed of loose sand mixed with water, forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to swallow objects resting on its surface.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
2. | quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral |
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tekutý písek
juoksuhiekka
živi pijesak
kvicksand
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quicksand
[ˈkwɪksænd] n → sables mpl mouvantsquick-setting [ˌkwɪkˈsɛtɪŋ] adj [cement] → à prise rapide; [jelly] → qui prend facilementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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