sponge in English

noun
1
a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.
Other images are just as mystifying the spine of a sea urchin, sharks' teeth, sponges and ascidians, to name a few.
2
a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning.
This increases insulation and avoids the need for surface treatment, while the vegetation absorbs rain like a sponge , reducing or at least delaying run-off.
verb
1
wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth.
she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever
synonyms:washcleanwipeswabmoprinsesluiceswill
noun
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "sponge" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sponge", or refer to the context using the word "sponge" in the English Dictionary.

1. Sponge baths .

2. Cob’s Sponge-Like Characteristics Under a microscope, Corncob resembles a sponge.

3. Soak the sponge.

4. The Contraceptive sponge is a soft polyurethane sponge impregnated with nonoxynol-9 spermicide

5. v Your kitchen sponge

6. The sponge is dry.

7. Greedy, sheep-sucking sponge!

8. Will this mark sponge off?

9. Miracle Complexion Sponge - Two Pack

10. Let's go to a sponge.

11. — The goddamn sponge is dry!

12. I've just found some sponge cake.

13. Would you like some more sponge?

14. Sponge cakes have a light texture.

15. Ascon definition is - a sponge or sponge larva having incurrent canals that lead directly to the paragaster.

16. One chemical sponge cake for Millie.

17. Sponge Cake Machellone for mass production.

18. How long will you sponge off me?

19. The English language is a magnificent sponge.

20. Asocial Simon Bandyings, moschatels remerging sponge diminutively

21. There's something amuck with this sponge cake.

22. Pavê de ginguba (), peanut sponge cake dessert.

23. Dab the paint on with a sponge.

24. Treacle sponge, ￡ had custard but no vinegar.

25. McKesson Medical-Surgical offers various Basins including emesis Basins, sponge Basins, solution Basins, iodine cup, sponge bowl, and procedure Basins

26. Sponge away the water on the floor.

27. Wipe the surface with a damp sponge.

28. Just sponge the paint on, like this.

29. The lizard’s skin thus acts as a sponge.

30. 7 Treacle sponge, ￡ had custard but no vinegar.

31. It's a whole lot more like a sponge.

32. Why's he putting that sponge on his head?

33. They are all padded with foam or sponge.

34. He wiped off the table with a sponge.

35. Sponge yourself down, and then take a shower.

36. Why don't you just sponge off your boyfriend?

37. You should give your baby a sponge bath until :

38. We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt.

39. She gave the floor a vigorous sponge all over.

40. Later, I helped her sponge off the caked blood.

41. Even a pink bath sponge dangling from a ribbon.

42. Bibulous - First meant "absorbent, like a sponge," and later figuratively meant "addicted to alcohol." See also related terms for sponge

43. If you're so eager, Brittain, you sponge him down.

44. Sponge the glass, then clean with a dry cloth.

45. 2 This sponge doesn't soak up water very well.

46. Install sponge as shock absorber for battery and Receiver.

47. A very soft steamed sponge cake flavoured with molasses.

48. I'll go and sponge this juice off my dress.

49. That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!

50. Usage: used in producing titanium sponge and titanium dioxide.