Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index Q Cite quicksand: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: quick•sand Pronunciation: (kwik'sand"), [key] — n. a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: quicksand (Thesaurus) quick march quickset TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. January 2021 Current Events: US News Noble Titles and Ranks in a Monarchy Chinese New Year History, Meaning, and Celebrations The Manchu Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World Inaugural Trivia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: evanescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language