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quicksand  

  ( quicksands    plural  )
1       n-uncount   Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it.  
also N in pl  
The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.     
2       n-uncount   You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous or difficult to escape from, or does not provide a strong basis for what you are doing.  
also N in pl  
The research seemed founded on quicksand.     
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Consulte también:

quick, quicken, quickness, quick-

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