| SPONGE | • sponge n. (Countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. • sponge n. (Countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now…
 • sponge n. (Uncountable) A porous material such as sponges consist of.
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| SPONGEABLE | • spongeable adj. Suitable for cleaning with a damp sponge. • SPONGEABLE adj. that can be sponged.
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| SPONGEBAG | • spongebag n. Alternative form of sponge bag. • sponge␣bag n. (UK, Australia) A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.
 • sponge␣bag n. (Chiefly UK) Designating clothing (especially trousers) with a fine, faint black-and-white check pattern.
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| SPONGEBAGS | • spongebags n. (Slang, UK) formal trousers. • spongebags n. Plural of spongebag.
 • sponge␣bags n. Plural of sponge bag.
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| SPONGED | • sponged v. Simple past tense and past participle of sponge. • SPONGE v. to wipe with absorbent material, also SPUNGE.
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| SPONGEING | • SPONGE v. to wipe with absorbent material, also SPUNGE. | 
| SPONGELIKE | • spongelike adj. Like a sponge; spongy. • SPONGELIKE adj. like a sponge.
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| SPONGEOUS | • spongeous adj. Alternative form of spongious. • SPONGEOUS adj. somewhat spongy; spongelike, also SPONGIOSE, SPONGIOUS.
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| SPONGER | • sponger n. One who uses a sponge. • sponger n. A parasitic hanger-on.
 • sponger n. A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
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| SPONGERS | • spongers n. Plural of sponger. • SPONGER n. one that sponges.
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| SPONGES | • sponges n. Plural of sponge. • sponges v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sponge.
 • SPONGE v. to wipe with absorbent material, also SPUNGE.
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| SPONGEWARE | • spongeware n. Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour. • SPONGEWARE n. pottery on which patterns etc. are applied using a sponge.
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| SPONGEWARES | • spongewares n. Plural of spongeware. • SPONGEWARE n. pottery on which patterns etc. are applied using a sponge.
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| SPONGEWOOD | • SPONGEWOOD n. an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats, aka sola. | 
| SPONGEWOODS | • SPONGEWOOD n. an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats, aka sola. |