Sponge (TV series)
WordNet
noun
(1) Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
(2) A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
(3) Someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
"She soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
(4) A porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
verb
(5) Gather sponges, in the ocean
(6) Wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
(7) Soak up with a sponge
(8) Erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
(9) Ask for and get free; be a parasite
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Etymology
, from , from , related to .
Noun
- Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
- A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
- A porous material such as sponges consist of.
- A heavy drinker.
- A type of light cake; sponge cake.
- A type of steamed pudding.
- A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).