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1 a
(1): an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
(2): a piece of sponge (as for scrubbing)
(3): a porous rubber or cellulose product used similarly to a sponge b: any of a phylum (Porifera) of aquatic chiefly marine simple invertebrate animals that have a double-walled body of loosely aggregated cells with a skeleton supported by spicules or spongin and are filter feeders that are sessile as adults2: a pad (as of folded gauze) used in surgery and medicine (as to remove discharge)3: one who lives on others 4 a: a soft mixture of yeast, liquid, and flour that is allowed to rise and then mixed with additional ingredients to create bread dough b: a whipped dessert usually containing whites of eggs or gelatin c: a metal (as platinum) obtained in porous form usually by reduction without fusion <titanium sponge> d: the egg mass of a crab5: an absorbent contraceptive device that is impregnated with spermicide and inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse to cover the cervix
synonyms see parasite
— sponge·like
\ˈspənj-ˌlīk\
adjective
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