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English-Thai Dictionary

quicksand

N ทรายดูด snare trap quagmire sai-dud

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUICKSAND

n. 1. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure, loose sand abounding with water.
2. Unsolid ground.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUICKSAND

QUICKSAND Quick "sand `, n.

Defn: Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares! Longfellow.

New American Oxford Dictionary

quicksand

quick sand |ˈkwikˌsand ˈkwɪkˌsænd | ▶noun (also quicksands ) loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything resting on or falling into it. • a bad or dangerous situation from which it is hard to escape: John found himself sinking fast in financial quicksand.

Oxford Dictionary

quicksand

quick |sand |ˈkwɪksand | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also quicksands ) loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything resting on or falling into it. • a bad or dangerous situation from which it is hard to escape: John found himself sinking fast in financial quicksand.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quicksand

qu í ck s à nd 名詞 U 〖しばしば～s; 単数扱い〗流砂 ; 泥沼状態, ピンチ .