quicksands
Definitions
Noun
- A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "quicksands".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | courtyards | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | cardboards | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | clapboards | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | cleveland's | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | copperfield's | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | copperfields | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | copperfields' | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | cornfields | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | cottonwoods | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | counterbids | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | crutchfield's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "quicksands".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quick | 1 | 68 |
| 2 | islands | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | husbands | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | sands | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | island's | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | rickards | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | quickness | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | quickened | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | quicken | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | quickest | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | islands' | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | quicksand | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | quickens | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pickands | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wickland | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | vickland | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | quads | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | cruickshank | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | buckland | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | auckland | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "quicksands".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 11
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
A rescuer in the UK's treacherous Morecambe Bay demonstrates how to walk on quicksand without falling through
Mar 20, 2017 Business Insider
Mar 20, 2017 Business Insider
Couple spark full-scale rescue after wading into quicksand yards from shore
Jun 19, 2013 The Telegraph
Jun 19, 2013 The Telegraph
Florida man pulled free after getting stuck in ‘quick sand’ like mud for days
Feb 27, 2026 Global News
Feb 27, 2026 Global News