sponge
noun/spʌndʒ/
/spʌndʒ/
- [countable] a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing or cleaning
- a bath sponge (= to wash your body with in the bath)
- (figurative) His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.
- Wipe the surface with a damp sponge.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- damp
- wet
- dry
- …
- squeeze
- squeeze out
- absorb something
- fill with something
- soak something up
- …
- with a/the sponge
- [uncountable] artificial sponge used for filling furniture, cushions, etc.
- [countable] a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtainedTopics Fish and shellfishc2
- (British English) (also sponge cake British and North American English)[countable, uncountable] a light cake or hot dessert made from eggs, sugar and flour, with or without fat
- a chocolate sponge
Word OriginOld English (in sense 1 of the noun), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.
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