situation vs quicksand

situation and quicksand both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation	Yes	No	No	No
quicksand	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quicksand is a hyponym of situation; that is, quicksand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than situation:

situation (noun)	quicksand (noun)
a job in an organization	a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
physical position in relation to the surroundings	a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a condition or position in which you find yourself
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty