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English noun: quicksand

1. quicksand (state) a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy


Broader (hypernym)situation

2. quicksand (object) a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down


Broader (hypernym)cavity, pit


Substance holonymsand









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