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sponges

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sponges

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Definitions ofsponges

1noun
  • Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

    Synonyms: "bath sponge", porifer, poriferan, "sea sponge"

  • A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).

    Synonyms: "bath sponge"

  • A porous material such as sponges consist of.
  • A heavy drinker.

    Synonyms: souse, "swill-pot"

  • A type of light cake.

    Synonyms: "sponge cake"

  • A type of steamed pudding.

    Synonyms: "sponge pudding"

  • A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).

    Synonyms: freeloader, sponger

  • A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
  • Any sponge-like substance.
  • A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.
  • The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel.
  • A nuclear power plant worker routinely exposed to radiation.
1verb
  • To take advantage of the kindness of others.

    Example: "He has been sponging off his friends for a month now."

  • To get by imposition; to scrounge.

    Synonyms: blag

    Example: "to sponge a breakfast"

  • To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.
  • To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.
  • To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.
  • To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
  • To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.

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