a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
noun
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
“she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge”
noun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
noun
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
verb
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
verb
ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
verb
soak up with a sponge
verb
gather sponges, in the ocean
Word Forms
spongy
adjective
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
sponge
verb
soak up with a sponge
parasitic
adjective
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
parasitical
adjective
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
sponge
noun
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
moocher
noun
someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
bum
noun
person who does no work
cadger
noun
someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
sponger
noun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schwamm
eine poröse Masse aus ineinander verschlungenen Fasern, die das innere Skelett verschiedener Meerestiere bildet und zur Aufnahme von Wasser oder anderen ähnlich verwendeten porösen Gummi- oder Zelluloseprodukten geeignet ist
🇫🇷French
éponge
une masse poreuse de fibres entrelacées qui forme le squelette interne de divers animaux marins et utilisable pour absorber l'eau ou tout produit poreux en caoutchouc ou en cellulose utilisé de manière similaire
🇪🇸Spanish
esponja
una masa porosa de fibras entrelazadas que forma el esqueleto interno de varios animales marinos y que se puede utilizar para absorber agua o cualquier producto de caucho o celulosa poroso utilizado de manera similar
🇮🇹Italian
spugna
una massa porosa di fibre intrecciate che forma lo scheletro interno di vari animali marini e utilizzabile per assorbire acqua o qualsiasi prodotto poroso in gomma o cellulosa utilizzato in modo simile
🇳🇱Dutch
spons
een poreuze massa van in elkaar verweven vezels die het interne skelet van verschillende zeedieren vormt en bruikbaar is om water of elk vergelijkbaar gebruikt poreus rubber- of celluloseproduct te absorberen
🇵🇹Portuguese
esponja
uma massa porosa de fibras entrelaçadas que forma o esqueleto interno de vários animais marinhos e utilizável para absorver água ou qualquer produto poroso de borracha ou celulose usado de forma semelhante
🇷🇺Russian
губка
пористая масса из переплетающихся волокон, образующая внутренний скелет различных морских животных и пригодная для поглощения воды или любого пористого резинового или целлюлозного продукта, используемого аналогичным образом.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्पंज
आपस में जुड़ने वाले रेशों का एक झरझरा द्रव्यमान जो विभिन्न समुद्री जानवरों के आंतरिक कंकाल का निर्माण करता है और पानी या किसी भी झरझरा रबर या सेलूलोज़ उत्पाद को अवशोषित करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है।
🇧🇩Bengali
স্পঞ্জ
ইন্টারলেসিং ফাইবারগুলির একটি ছিদ্রযুক্ত ভর যা বিভিন্ন সামুদ্রিক প্রাণীর অভ্যন্তরীণ কঙ্কাল তৈরি করে এবং জল শোষণ করতে ব্যবহারযোগ্য বা একইভাবে ব্যবহৃত কোনও ছিদ্রযুক্ত রাবার বা সেলুলোজ পণ্য
🇮🇳Tamil
கடற்பாசி
பல்வேறு கடல் விலங்குகளின் உட்புற எலும்புக்கூட்டை உருவாக்கும் மற்றும் நீர் அல்லது நுண்ணிய ரப்பர் அல்லது செல்லுலோஸ் தயாரிப்புகளை உறிஞ்சுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய ஒன்றோடொன்று இணைக்கும் இழைகளின் நுண்ணிய நிறை
🇮🇳Telugu
స్పాంజ్
వివిధ సముద్ర జంతువుల అంతర్గత అస్థిపంజరాన్ని ఏర్పరుచుకునే ఇంటర్లేసింగ్ ఫైబర్ల పోరస్ ద్రవ్యరాశి మరియు నీటిని లేదా అదే విధంగా ఉపయోగించే ఏదైనా పోరస్ రబ్బరు లేదా సెల్యులోజ్ ఉత్పత్తిని గ్రహించడానికి ఉపయోగపడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
स्पंज
इंटरलेसिंग तंतूंचा एक सच्छिद्र वस्तुमान जो विविध सागरी प्राण्यांचा अंतर्गत सांगाडा बनवतो आणि पाणी शोषून घेण्यासाठी वापरण्यायोग्य किंवा त्याच प्रकारे वापरलेले कोणतेही सच्छिद्र रबर किंवा सेल्युलोज उत्पादन
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્પોન્જ
ઇન્ટરલેસિંગ ફાઇબરનો છિદ્રાળુ સમૂહ જે વિવિધ દરિયાઇ પ્રાણીઓના આંતરિક હાડપિંજર બનાવે છે અને પાણીને શોષી લેવા માટે ઉપયોગી અથવા સમાન રીતે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા કોઈપણ છિદ્રાળુ રબર અથવા સેલ્યુલોઝ ઉત્પાદન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಪಾಂಜ್
ವಿವಿಧ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಆಂತರಿಕ ಅಸ್ಥಿಪಂಜರವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಇಂಟರ್ಲೇಸಿಂಗ್ ಫೈಬರ್ಗಳ ಸರಂಧ್ರ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ ಮತ್ತು ನೀರನ್ನು ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸರಂಧ್ರ ರಬ್ಬರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆಲ್ಯುಲೋಸ್ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನವನ್ನು ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬಳಸಬಹುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്പോഞ്ച്
വിവിധ സമുദ്ര ജന്തുക്കളുടെ ആന്തരിക അസ്ഥികൂടം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഇൻ്റർലേസിംഗ് നാരുകളുടെ ഒരു സുഷിര പിണ്ഡം, വെള്ളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമാനമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പോറസ് റബ്ബർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സെല്ലുലോസ് ഉൽപ്പന്നം ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യാൻ ഉപയോഗപ്രദമാണ്
آپس میں جڑے ہوئے ریشوں کا ایک غیر محفوظ ماس جو مختلف سمندری جانوروں کا اندرونی ڈھانچہ بناتا ہے اور پانی کو جذب کرنے کے قابل یا کسی غیر محفوظ ربڑ یا سیلولوز کی مصنوعات کو اسی طرح استعمال کیا جاتا ہے
다양한 해양 동물의 내부 골격을 형성하고 물을 흡수하는 데 사용할 수 있는 얽힌 섬유의 다공성 덩어리 또는 유사하게 사용되는 다공성 고무 또는 셀룰로오스 제품
🇻🇳Vietnamese
miếng bọt biển
một khối xốp gồm các sợi đan xen tạo thành bộ xương bên trong của nhiều loài động vật biển khác nhau và có thể dùng để hút nước hoặc bất kỳ sản phẩm cao su xốp hoặc xenlulo nào được sử dụng tương tự
massa berpori dari jalinan serat yang membentuk kerangka internal berbagai hewan laut dan dapat digunakan untuk menyerap air atau produk karet atau selulosa berpori apa pun yang serupa digunakan
🇵🇭Filipino
espongha
isang buhaghag na masa ng nagsabit na mga hibla na bumubuo sa panloob na kalansay ng iba't ibang hayop sa dagat at magagamit upang sumipsip ng tubig o anumang buhaghag na goma o produktong selulusa na katulad ng paggamit
🇲🇾Malay
span
jisim berliang gentian berjalin yang membentuk rangka dalaman pelbagai haiwan marin dan boleh digunakan untuk menyerap air atau sebarang getah berliang atau produk selulosa yang sama digunakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اسفنجة
كتلة مسامية من الألياف المتشابكة تشكل الهيكل العظمي الداخلي لمختلف الحيوانات البحرية ويمكن استخدامها لامتصاص الماء أو أي منتج مسامي من المطاط أو السليلوز يستخدم بشكل مماثل
🇮🇷Persian
اسفنج
توده متخلخلی از الیاف درهم آمیخته که اسکلت داخلی حیوانات دریایی مختلف را تشکیل می دهد و قابل استفاده برای جذب آب یا هر محصول متخلخل لاستیکی یا سلولزی است که به طور مشابه استفاده می شود.
🇹🇷Turkish
sünger
çeşitli deniz hayvanlarının iç iskeletini oluşturan ve suyu veya benzer şekilde kullanılan herhangi bir gözenekli kauçuk veya selüloz ürününü emmek için kullanılabilen, birbirine geçen liflerden oluşan gözenekli bir kütle
🇮🇱Hebrew
סְפוֹג
מסה נקבובית של סיבים משולבים המהווה את השלד הפנימי של בעלי חיים ימיים שונים וניתנת לשימוש לספיגת מים או כל מוצר גומי או תאית נקבובי בשימוש דומה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sponge'?
The primary meaning of 'sponge' is 'a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sponge' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sponge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sponge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sponge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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