Sponge

Etymology
spunge:, from spongia:, from  σπογγιά:, related to σπόγγος:.

Noun



 * 1)  Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
 * 2)  A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
 * 3)  A porous material such as sponges consist of.
 * 4)  A heavy drinker.
 * 5)  A type of light cake; sponge cake.
 * 6)  A type of steamed pudding.
 * 7)  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).
 * 8)  A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.

Synonyms

 * sea sponge, bath sponge
 * bath sponge
 * sponge cake
 * sponge pudding

Derived terms

 * breadcrumb sponge
 * sea sponge
 * spongey
 * sponge bath
 * sponge cake

Translations

 * Ancient Greek: σπόγγος (spóngos)
 * Arabic: ('isfanj)
 * Bosnian:
 * Catalan: esponja
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 海綿, 海绵
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Modern:
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: svampur
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 海綿


 * Korean: 갯솜
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: сунѓер
 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:
 * Pashto:
 * Persian: (esfanj)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, spongie
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: спужва
 * Roman: spužva
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: స్పాంజి (spaaMji)
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: (isfanj)


 * Arabic: سفنج
 * Armenian: սպունգ
 * Catalan: esponja
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: σφουγγάρι
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: svampur
 * Indonesian:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: スポンジ
 * Macedonian: сунѓер
 * Norwegian:
 * Pashto:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, мочалка
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Catalan: esponja
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: σφουγγάρι
 * Macedonian: сунѓер


 * Pashto:
 * Russian:
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:
 * French: ,


 * Greek: σφουγγάρι
 * Macedonian: сунѓер


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1)  To take advantage of the kindness of others.
 * He has been sponging off his friends for a month now.
 * 1) To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.

Synonyms

 * blag

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Russian: пользоваться
 * Spanish: ,


 * Catalan: esponjar
 * Finnish:


 * French:

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