Sponges are porous.
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Porous
/ˈpɔːɹəs/
Synonyms for "porous" (51 found)
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8 entriesporous borderporous ceramicporous distribution networkporous firewallporous information channelporous membraneporous polymerporous rock
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6 entriesporous ceramicporous layerporous materialporous mediumporous membraneporous rock
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4 entriesleast porousless porousmore porousmost porous
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10 total sentences available.
The countries have competing claims to villages and towns along the porous, undefined border.
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Her hair is rather porous.
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The Colorado silver lodes are porous at the surface and colored more or less red or green.
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