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sponges

 
Noun sponge has 4 senses
  1. sponge - a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
    --1 is a kind of
    absorbent material, absorbent
    Derived forms: verb sponge4, verb sponge3, verb sponge1, verb sponge5
  2. quick study, sponge - someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
    --2 is a kind of learner, scholar, assimilator
  3. leech, parasite, sponge, sponger - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
    --3 is a kind of follower
    Derived form: verb sponge2
  4. sponge, poriferan, parazoan - primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
    --4 is a kind of invertebrate
    --4 is a member of Porifera, phylum Porifera
    --4 has particulars: glass sponge
    Derived form: verb sponge5
Verb sponge has 5 senses
  1. sponge - wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
    --1 is one way to
    wipe, pass over
    Derived form: noun sponge1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasite
    --2 is one way to obtain
    Derived forms: noun sponge3, noun sponger2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. sponge - erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
    --3 is one way to
    erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off
    Derived form: noun sponge1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. sponge - soak up with a sponge
    --4 is one way to
    wipe up, mop up, mop
    Derived form: noun sponge1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. sponge - gather sponges, in the ocean
    --5 is one way to
    gather, garner, collect, pull together
    Derived forms: noun sponge4, noun sponge1, noun sponger1
    Sample sentence:
    In the summer they like to go out and sponge
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