Sponge synonyms

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sponge off
*To use another's money
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jelly (related)
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wipe
To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
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wet
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
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hanger-on
A person who spends time in the company of another person or of a group out of admiration or for personal gain.
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leech
To leech is defined as to get a file on a file sharing site that is being hosted by another user without allowing your file to be copied at the same time.
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scrounge
To manage to get or find by hunting around
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mooch
To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge:
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clean (related)
(Informal) Entirely; wholly:
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mop (related)
To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces:
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borrow (related)
To borrow something.
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bloodsucker
A person who is intrusively or overly dependent upon another; a parasite.
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parasite
(Biol.) A plant or animal that lives on or in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to, and usually with harmful effects on, the host
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freeloader
(Informal) A person who habitually imposes on others for free food, lodging, etc.; sponger
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drunk
A drunkard.
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inebriate
A drunken person, esp. a drunkard
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sot
(Archaic) stupid person; fool
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tippler
A seller of alcoholic liquors.
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boozehound
One who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually and excessively.
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boozer
(Colloquial) One who drinks habitually; a drunkard.
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lush
(Slang, former) Alcoholic liquor
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rummy
(Uncountable) a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
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soak
The act or process of soaking:
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souse
Something kept or steeped in pickle; especially, the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
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stiff
A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
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freeload
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
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dependence (related)
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
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drugs (related)
Plural form of drug
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poriferan
(Biology) Any sponge of the phylum Porifera.
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parazoan
Any of the subkingdom (Parazoa) of animals, consisting only of the phylum of sponges, having two tissue layers only and lacking a nervous system and true digestive cavity
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sponger
(Informal) A person who, though able to work, depends on others for food, money, etc.
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quick-study
1888, Frances Aymar Mathews, His Way and Her Will, p81
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bum
To pass time idly; loaf. Often used with around.
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cadge
(US, UK, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do.
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grub
To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up.
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vaseline (related)
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bucket (related)
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sponges (related)
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talcum-powder (related)
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washcloth (related)
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tub (related)
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loofah (related)
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seaweed (related)
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seashell (related)
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genoise (related)
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brush (related)
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wax (related)
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wash
To be removed by washing
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drunkard
One who is habitually drunk.
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Sponge Sentence Examples

  • The fishing and sponge industries are important.

  • Cliona, the boring sponge, destroys the shells and so injures the oyster; the boring annelid Leucodore also excavates the shell.

  • The sponge fisheries are of considerable importance.

  • The solid variety prepared by Staedel forms colourless, prismatic crystals which melt at -2° C.; it is decomposed with explosive violence by platinum sponge, and traces of manganese dioxide.

  • The (approximately pure) metallic sponge obtained is washed, made compact by compression, fused in a porcelain crucible in an atmosphere of hydrogen, and cast into sticks.

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