Sponge

/spʌnd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "sponge" (412 found)

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Closest matches (83)

Noun(8 words)

leech poriferan sponger absorbabsorbent padabsorbents bumscellulose sponge

ablution absorb absorbency absorbent absorptionace bandageadhesive tapeadsorb adsorbent adsorption air air-dry alevin anhydrate application asperge assimilate assimilation bake band

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band aidband-aid bandage bandaging baptize barnacle bath bathebatten onbeat bedew beggar benthon benthos bespatter besprinkle bibber binder bloat bloodsucker blotblot outblot upblotter blottingblotting paperboozehound boozer borrowbottle suckerbrace broom brush bubble bum burn butter cancel cast cataplasm cetacean chaff chemisorb chemisorption chemosorb chemosorption chip clean cleaningcleaning outcobweb colandercold shower

Verb(2 words)

bum cadge

Strong matches (123)

compress cork cottoncourt plastercravat cribble cribriformity cribrositycross outcrush cure dabble damp dampen dash deadbeat dehumidify dehydrate dele delete

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dental pulpdesiccate device dew digest digestion dolphin douche douching down drain dressing drinkdrink indrink updrunk drunkard drydry updust effaceelastic bandageelbow benderelution elutriation endosmosis enema engross engrossment epithem eradicator erase eraser ether evaporate exosmosis expunge expunger exsiccate fairyfatten onfeatherfeed onfilter infingerlingfinnish bathfire fish flatterer flue fluff flushflush outflushingflushing outfoamfour-tailed bandagefreeload freeloader froth fry fuzzgame fishgargle gauze ginhound give gossamer grilse guzzlerhanger onhanger-onhip bathholystone honeycombhooch houndhosehose downhumect humectate humidify hummum imbibeindia rubberinebriate infiltrate infiltration insolate irrigate irrigationjapanese bathkiln kipper lather lathering launder lavabo lavage lavation lave

Noun(2 words)

freeloadkids bubble bath

Verb(1 words)

grub

Related words (206)

laving leech lintlive off ofloch ness monsterlounge lizardlush lusherman eaterman-eaterman-eating sharkmarine animalmash minnow minny moisten mopmop upmoppingmopping up

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mote mummify mushneedle bathnekton net obliterate osmose osmosis paddle panfishpaper pulpparasite parch paste percolatepercolate inpercolation pith plankton plasterplaster castpledgetplunge bathporosity porousness porpoise porridge poultice present pudding pulppulp leadpulpwoodrag pulpraze riddle rinserinse outrinsingritually immerserollerroller bandagerubrub outrubberrubber bandagerule outrum houndrummyrussian bathsalmon sauce saunasauna bathscorch scour scouring scratchscratch outscreen scrubscrub upscrubbingscrubbing upsea monstersea pigsea serpentsea snakesearseep inseepage shampoo shark showershower bathshrivel sieve sievelikenesssitz bathsling slobber slop slosh sluicesluice outslurp upsmash smell-feast smoke smolt soaksoak insoak upsoap soaping sorb sorption sot souse sparge spatter spiv splash splatter splintsponge bathsponge onsponge outsponger sponging spray sprinkle spume squash stew strainer strawstrike outstupe suckersulfate pulpsulfite pulpsun sun-dry swab swabbing swashsweat bathswedish bathswill upswillbelly swillbowl swillpot syringetake intake uptampon tape tent thistledown tippler toivel torrefy tourniquet toweltriangular bandagetropical fishtubturkish bathwashwash outwash upwashingwashing upwashout washup water weazen wetwet downwhalewhirlpool bathwhite leadwino wipewipe outwiping upwither wizenwood pulp

Noun(13 words)

leeching mooch moocher mooches mooching parasite parazoan poriferaquick studyscouring spongesea spongesoaker sponges

Verb(2 words)

mooch mooched

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

29 entries

absorb absorbentabsorbent materialanimal assimilatorcleaning toolcollect depend efface erase follower garner gather invertebrate learner mop

Showing 16 of 29 words.

More specific

12 entries

bath spongeblotcellulose spongedab freeloaderglass spongehorn spongemoochnatural spongeparasite spongersynthetic sponge

Collocations

10 entries

absorbent spongebath spongecellulose spongedamp spongekitchen spongescouring spongesponge bathsponge cakespongy materialwet sponge

Inflections

3 entries

sponged sponges sponging

Derivations

3 entries

sponger sponginess spongy

Translations

14 translations across 12 languages.

Asturian

1 entries

esponxa noun (porous material)

Catalan

1 entries

esponja noun (porous material)

Czech

2 entries

houba noun (porous material)
houba noun (any spongelike substance)

Finnish

2 entries

sieni noun (porous material)
sieni noun (any spongelike substance)

Galician

1 entries

esponxa noun (porous material)

Greek

1 entries

σφουγγάρι noun (porous material)

Hungarian

1 entries

szivacsanyag noun (porous material)

Macedonian

1 entries

су́нѓер noun (porous material)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

سونگر noun (porous material)

Pashto

1 entries

سپنج noun (porous material)

Russian

1 entries

гу́бка noun (porous material)

Turkish

1 entries

sünger noun (porous material)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Please sponge the mess up off the table.

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The boxing match was completely one-sided, one pug was so badly mauled that his manager had to throw in the sponge.

Source: tatoeba (49903)

A sponge absorbs water.

Source: tatoeba (51613)

A sponge absorbs liquids.

Source: tatoeba (51614)

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