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
A piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of such an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning
An act of wiping or cleaning with a sponge
Such a substance used as padding or insulating material
SPONGE, to wipe with a sponge (a mass of absorbent material) [v]
A piece of such a substance impregnated with spermicide and inserted into a woman's vagina as a form of barrier contraceptive
A heavy drinker
Metal in a porous form, typically prepared by reduction without fusion or by electrolysis
A steamed or baked pudding of fat, flour, and eggs