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Quick definitions from WordNet (sponge)
▸ noun: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily ("She soaks up foreign languages like a sponge")
▸ noun: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
▸ verb: gather sponges, in the ocean
▸ verb: wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
▸ verb: soak up with a sponge
▸ verb: erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
▸ verb: ask for and get free; be a parasite
▸ Also see sponging
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▸ noun: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily ("She soaks up foreign languages like a sponge")
▸ noun: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
▸ verb: gather sponges, in the ocean
▸ verb: wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
▸ verb: soak up with a sponge
▸ verb: erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
▸ verb: ask for and get free; be a parasite
▸ Also see sponging
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sponge
▸ Usage examples for sponge
▸ Idioms related to sponge (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sponge
▸ Words that often appear near sponge
▸ Rhymes of sponge
▸ Invented words related to sponge