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sponge

Letters that make sponge

s, o, e, g, n, p are letters that make 'sponge'

Words within sponge

pong, PO, ng, on, Po, Ge are words within 'sponge'

Anagrams of sponge

pengos is an anagram of 'sponge'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of sponge

sponger, sponged, sponges are words created by adding a letter to 'sponge'

sponge is a 6 letter word ending with e
sponge is a 6 letter word starting with s

9 possible definitions for 'sponge'

Sponge as "soak up with a sponge"

Under this definition, sponge is a verb and has the following properties:

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of wipe up, mop, mop up.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge is a derivative of sponge.

Sponge as "wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten"

Under this definition, sponge is a verb and has the following properties:

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of pass over, wipe.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge is a derivative of sponge.

Sponge as "primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework, usually occurs in sessile colonies"

Under this definition, sponge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

parazoan, poriferan have the same meaning as 'sponge'

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of invertebrate.

Types of sponge

glass sponge is a type of sponge.

sponge as a member

'sponge' can be a member of Porifera, phylum Porifera.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge, spongy, spongelike, squashy, squishy are derivatives of 'sponge'.

Sponge as "a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage"

Under this definition, sponge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

leech, sponger, parasite have the same meaning as 'sponge'

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of follower.

Derivatives of sponge

bloodsucking, cadge, sponge, grub, mooch, bum, parasitic, parasitical, leechlike are derivatives of 'sponge'.

Sponge as "someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily"

Under this definition, sponge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quick study has the same meaning as sponge

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of scholar, assimilator, learner.

Example of sponge used within this context

"she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"

Sponge as "a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used"

Under this definition, sponge is a noun and has the following properties:

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of absorbent material, absorbent.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge, spongy, spongelike are derivatives of 'sponge'.

Sponge as "gather sponges, in the ocean"

Under this definition, sponge is a verb and has the following properties:

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of garner, pull together, collect, gather.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge, parazoan, poriferan, sponger are derivatives of 'sponge'.

Sponge as "erase with a sponge, as of words on a blackboard"

Under this definition, sponge is a verb and has the following properties:

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of efface, wipe off, rub out, score out, erase.

Derivatives of sponge

sponge is a derivative of sponge.

Sponge as "ask for and get free, be a parasite"

Under this definition, sponge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cadge, grub, mooch, bum have the same meaning as 'sponge'

sponge as a type

'sponge' can be a type of obtain.

Types of sponge

freeload is a type of sponge.

Derivatives of sponge

leech, idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, sponger, mooch, cadger, scrounger, moocher, bum, parasite, sponge are derivatives of 'sponge'.