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spongy

/ˈspʌndʒi/

Meanings
adjective
Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.

Examples :

"spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones"
material appearance structure

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration drenched

drenched verb

/dɹɛntʃt/

To soak, to make very wet.

"After walking home in the heavy rain, my clothes were completely drenched. "

Illustration absorbent

absorbent noun

/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/

Anything which absorbs.

"The paper towel was a very effective absorbent, quickly soaking up the spilled juice. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration soaked

soaked verb

/səʊkt/

To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

"The sponge soaked up all the spilled juice. "

Illustration garden

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

Illustration squishy

squishy noun

/ˈskwɪʃi/

A squeezable foam toy.

"My little sister loves her squishy; she takes it everywhere. "

Illustration sponge

sponge noun

/spʌnd͡ʒ/

Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

"The marine biologist studied the sponge, observing its porous body structure. "

Illustration porous

porous adjective

/ˈpɔːɹəs/

Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

"Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it."

Illustration namely

namely adverb

/ˈneɪmli/

Specifically; that is to say.

"Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry."

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "