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Cleaning tool made of porous material
treating disease. Ancient Greeks and Romans also used sea sponges tied to sticks for anal hygiene, a tool known as the xylospongium, and washed them with sea
Sponge_(tool)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up sponge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sponge is an animal of the phylum Porifera. Sponge also commonly refers to: Sponge (tool), a porous
Sponge_(disambiguation)
Animals of the phylum Porifera
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (/pəˈrɪfərəˌ pɔː-/; meaning 'pore bearer'). They are sessile filter
Sponge
particularly have been observed engaging in tool use. A group of dolphins in Shark Bay uses sea sponges to protect their beaks while foraging. Sea otters
Tool_use_by_non-humans
Protagonist of the SpongeBob SquarePants animated series
SpongeBob SquarePants is a fictional character and the titular main protagonist of the Nickelodeon animated television series of the same name. He is characterized
SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)
Object used to achieve a goal
particularly have been observed engaging in tool-use. A group of dolphins in Shark Bay uses sea sponges to protect their beaks while foraging. Sea otters
Tool
2025 film directed by Derek Drymon
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants is a 2025 American animated adventure comedy film based on the SpongeBob SquarePants television series created
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Search_for_SquarePants
Topics referred to by the same term
Sponging may refer to: Begging Sponge diving Tool use of sponges by bottlenose dolphins in Australia; see Cultural hitchhiking#In dolphins / Sponging
Sponging
The characters in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg
List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters
List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_characters
Instrument of the Passion of Jesus Christ
The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion of Jesus. It was dipped in vinegar (Ancient Greek: ὄξος, romanized: oxos; in some translations
Holy_Sponge
Japanese scrubbing brush
hechima tawashi in Japanese Tawashi from late Edo period Tawashi for sale Sponge (tool) "TAKADA BRUSH". TAKADA BRUSH (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-26. "The
Tawashi
Construction or ornamentation done in plaster or a similar material
or margin for short—for edging the mix barrel Spat or spatula trowel sponge (tool)/Float Staple gun -- for corner bead table stand and a table board tar
Plasterwork
Less-lethal projectile
police brutality. The Hong Kong Police Force has deployed sponge grenades as a riot control tool on several occasions in July 2019 during the anti-extradition
Sponge_grenade
Diving to gather natural sponges
with sponge-like textures are now made of substances not derived from poriferans. Synthetic "sponges" include: personal and household cleaning tools, breast
Sponge_diving
Structural element of sea sponges
Spicules are structural elements found in most sponges. The meshing of many spicules serves as the sponge's skeleton and thus it provides structural support
Sponge_spicule
2020 video game
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is a 2020 platform game developed by Purple Lamp Studios and published by THQ Nordic. Based
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom_–_Rehydrated
Cleaning tool made up of coarse strings
a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to
Mop
Non-lethal bomb used to seal tunnels
A sponge bomb is a specialized device designed to seal the end of a tunnel. Small enough that it can be set by a single person, it is a non-explosive,
Sponge_bomb
(brush) Shaker broom vise Silent butler Soap shaker Sonic soot blowers Sponge (material) Squeegee Steam mop Strigil Swiffer Tawashi Thor washing machine
List_of_cleaning_tools
Sponge on a stick used for oral care
Oral care swabs are disposable, single-use oral care sponges attached to a stick. They are used for oral care in the hospital and long-term care setting
Oral_care_swab
Process of farming sea sponges under controlled conditions
Sea sponge aquaculture is the process of farming sea sponges under controlled conditions. It has been conducted in the world's oceans for centuries using
Aquaculture_of_sea_sponges
Flour-based baked sweet
rise. Egg-leavened sponge cakes are thought to be the oldest cakes made without yeast.[citation needed] Varieties include: Sponge cake (uses both egg
Cake
and speculum artifacts have been found in Pompeii. Sponge (tool): the first references of sponges used for hygiene dates from ancient Greeks. Stadium:
List of Greek inventions and discoveries
List_of_Greek_inventions_and_discoveries
2001 video game
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge is a 2001 platform game based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Developed by Climax
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
SpongeBob_SquarePants:_SuperSponge
Cleaning tool for floor
A broom (/bruːm/), also known as a broomstick, is a cleaning tool, consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, glued hair
Broom
Cleaning tool
A squeegee or squilgee is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning
Squeegee
Raster graphics editor
editing. Over 40 tools for selecting, cropping, painting, retouching, typing, measuring and navigation. Shape tools. 16 color correction tools and over 50
Pixelmator_Classic
Powdered-pigment-based art medium
compacts (similar to some makeup) and applied with special soft micropore sponge tools. No liquid is involved. A 21st century invention, pan pastels can be
Pastel
Microporous polymer foam with multiple applications
condensate. It is the active component of a number of abrasive cleaner sponges, notably the Magic Eraser. In 1984, BASF launched the first commercially
Melamine_foam
Long stick with a grabber on the end to pick up things easily
arm gripper, extended reach grabber, grabber tool, litter picker, or caliper) is a handheld mechanical tool used to increase the range of a person's reach
Reach_extender
Item left in a patient's body after surgery
of tools that have been left behind during a surgery. Common instruments are needles, knife blades, safety pins, scalpels, clamps, scissors, sponges, towels
Retained_surgical_instruments
2001 video game
the game are centered around collecting tools/weapons and swapping between them. While riding his bike, SpongeBob discovers a statue which has a base that
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula
SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Legend_of_the_Lost_Spatula
Chemical element with atomic number 22 (Ti)
four major steps: reduction of titanium ore into "sponge", a porous form; melting of sponge, or sponge plus a master alloy to form an ingot; primary fabrication
Titanium
Tool use has been reported many times in both wild and captive primates, particularly the great apes. The use of tools by primates is varied and includes
Tool_use_in_primates
Bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments
Steel wool, also known as iron wool or wire sponge, is a bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments. It is the most common type of wire
Steel_wool
Genus of dolphin
object categorization, and self-recognition. They can use tools (sponging; using marine sponges to forage for food sources they normally could not access)
Bottlenose_dolphin
Washing of the body with a liquid
standing bath, a wet cloth or sponge can be used, or the person can wash by splashing water over their body. A sponge bath is usually conducted in hospitals
Bathing
A probang is a surgical tool 30 to 40 cm long consisting of a flexible rod with a sponge in the end used to remove foreign bodies or obstructions from
Probang
Freediving using a stone weight at the end of a rope to the surface
diving (Greek: σκανταλόπετρα) dates from ancient Greece, when it was used by sponge fishermen, and has been re-discovered in recent years as a freediving discipline
Skandalopetra_diving
Icebox cake
served hot or cold. It is also referred to as an "icebox cake". Bread, sponge cake, crumbs or biscuits/cookies are used to line a mold, which is then
Charlotte_(cake)
Building material
faster grout washup. It consists of a specialised bucket on rollers with a sponge. Engineering portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grouting. Composite
Grout
Tool to grate something
Retrieved March 2, 2025. Hutton, Elinor (2020). The Encyclopedia of Kitchen Tools. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7624-6998-7. Emma Segrest
Grater
Species of great ape
for violence. Nearly all chimpanzee populations have been recorded using tools, modifying sticks, rocks, grass and leaves and using them for hunting and
Chimpanzee
Outcrop of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of stony coral skeletons
ago, at the dawn of the Early Ordovician, displacing the microbial and sponge reefs of the Cambrian. Sometimes called rainforests of the sea, shallow
Coral_reef
Edible plant from Yunnan, China
a konjac sponge, which is unique in that it can be used on sensitive skin that may become easily irritated with more common exfoliating tools (such as
Amorphophallus_konjac
Canadian retail company
(maple-flavoured coffee) and "Frank doesn't scrub you the wrong way" (dish sponges)—which became a viral trend in 2020. Canadian Tire owns the rights to three
Canadian_Tire
American animated web series
strip featuring an "improved" version of rock paper scissors called "water, sponge, and fire." While traveling together later on, the pair conceived BFDI out
Battle_for_Dream_Island
2007 video game
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is a 2007 video game based on the 2007 TV movie of the same name which aired as a special episode of the television series
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (video game)
SpongeBob's_Atlantis_SquarePantis_(video_game)
Cleaning tool
Pressure washer Reach extender Sandblaster Sponge Squeegee Steam mop Tawashi Vacuum cleaner Types of tools Cleaning Cutting and abrasive Forestry Garden
Dustpan
Pressure washer Reach extender Sandblaster Sponge Squeegee Steam mop Tawashi Vacuum cleaner Types of tools Cleaning Cutting and abrasive Forestry Garden
Propane_burnisher
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
Potable water diving Public safety diving Scientific diving Ships husbandry Sponge diving Submarine pipeline Underwater archaeology Archaeology of shipwrecks
David_Attenborough
Darrin drives away. They were a vaudeville team, but are now hobos that sponge free meals. Horace goes to the Kravitz home and tries to get a meal from
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
Hand-tool historically used in printing
lithography and sponge rollers are used only for paint, scrapbooking and other craft applications. Visual arts portal Baren (printing tool) Ink ball Composition
Brayer
American makeup artist, inventor of the Beauty blender
Beauty blender makeup application sponge and the founder and CEO of the Beauty blender company. Silva created the sponge while working as a make-up artist
Rea_Ann_Silva
American comedy rock band
they released another single, titled "Silence of the Sponge", a macabre parody of the theme to SpongeBob SquarePants. Green Jellÿ's fifth studio album, titled
Green_Jellÿ
Japanese light novel series
The Ideal Sponger Life (Japanese: 理想のヒモ生活, Hepburn: Risō no Himo Seikatsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsunehiko Watanabe. The series
The_Ideal_Sponger_Life
Intellectual capacity of cetaceans
Australia using a basic tool. When searching for food on the sea floor, many of these dolphins were seen tearing off pieces of sponge and wrapping them around
Cetacean_intelligence
American former neurosurgeon convicted of criminal malpractice (born 1971)
Duntsch stuffed a surgical sponge in Glidewell's throat to stanch the bleeding. However, he closed Glidewell with the sponge in place despite others in
Christopher_Duntsch
Random data used as an additional input to a hash function
users of the system. This was necessary so that user-privileged software tools could find user names and other information. The security of passwords is
Salt_(cryptography)
Species of New World monkey
the concept of "sponging" and using paper towels, monkey biscuits, sticks, leaves and straw to sop up juice and then suck on the sponge to consume the
Tufted_capuchin
Animated children's television series
level who Carmella later takes in as her own tool. Spinner (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a power tool who is considered the fastest power drill in Concrete
Handy_Manny
2025 film by Chris Miller
released in the United States on July 18. The film was accompanied by a SpongeBob SquarePants short film, Order Up. Smurfs was originally scheduled for
Smurfs_(film)
2007 platform video game
another for the Wii. A spin-off title, Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition (based on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Frankendoodle"), was developed
Drawn_to_Life
Italian painter
To create these effects, Guida experiments with a variety of tools, including sponges, styluses, scalpels, steel brushes, and small metal blocks. His
Giovanni_Guida
purpose multi-tool Multi-Tool (Victorinox Swiss Tool) Switzerland Multi-tool Issued to Konstabelelev and above as general purpose multi-tool Pigtrådssaks
List of equipment of the Royal Danish Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Royal_Danish_Army
Use of knowledge for practical goals
have observed wild chimpanzees using basic foraging tools, pestles, levers, using leaves as sponges, and tree bark or vines as probes to fish termites
Technology
Order of mammals
observed making "sponges" out of leaves and moss that suck up water. Sumatran orangutans have been observed making and using tools. They will break off
Primate
American basketball player (born 1984)
Crypto to educate underserved Akron communities about blockchains and Web3 tools. James hosted the 33rd-season premiere of Saturday Night Live in 2007, and
LeBron_James
2006 video game
images and slurs loudly played back in the voice of the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants. Facepunch Studios blacklists servers that are malicious
Garry's_Mod
Skin coloured cosmetic applied to the face
up to 50% pigment. There are various tools that can be used to apply foundation, including your fingers, a sponge, and several varieties of foundation
Foundation_(cosmetics)
2008 video game
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It is a spin-off of 5th Cell's 2007 DS game Drawn to Life, and is based
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
Drawn_to_Life:_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Edition
2025 American animated television film
sent to Royal Woods to spy on Lincoln, who wishes for a Rip Hardcore multi-tool. The Louds and Lincoln's best friend Clyde visit Gingerhausen, where Lincoln
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
A_Loud_House_Christmas_Movie:_Naughty_or_Nice
14th-century BCE Mediterranean shipwreck
shipwreck was discovered in the summer of 1982 by Mehmed Çakir, a local sponge diver from Yalıkavak, a village near Bodrum. Eleven consecutive campaigns
Uluburun_shipwreck
American comedian and actor (b. 1981)
2022. Denise Petski (June 17, 2021). "Nickelodeon Unveils Trailers For SpongeBob SquarePants Spinoff The Patrick Star Show & Middlemost Post, Sets Premiere
Johnny_Pemberton
Shower accessory
known as a shower sponge, is a popular shower accessory used for cleaning one's skin in the shower as an alternative to a natural sponge or luffa. It is
Shower_puff
Soft carbonate rock
or linings to fractures, embedded in chalk. It is probably derived from sponge spicules or other siliceous organisms as water is expelled upwards during
Chalk
Hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of cryptocrystalline silica
chert often contains visible fossils of diatoms, radiolarians, and glass sponge spicules. Chert is found in settings as diverse as hot spring deposits (siliceous
Chert
Cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz
dissolved silica in the porous media could be the spicules of silicious sponges (demosponges). Certain types of flint, such as that from the south coast
Flint
First-person shooter 1047 Games 1047 Games Jun 6, 2025 Jun 6, 2025 Jun 6, 2025 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Action-adventure platform
List of PlayStation 4 games (M–Z)
List_of_PlayStation_4_games_(M–Z)
American cleaning supply manufacturer
toilet brushes, sponges, and various other household cleaning equipment. Libman is a market leader in the traditional cleaning tools segment. The company
Libman_Company
corn starch to reduce the risk of the cake becoming tough. Sponge method A genoise or sponge cake is a versatile, usually low-fat cake that is used as
Cake_mixing_techniques
American media company
project featuring Squidward Tentacles from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, and films based on The Loud House and Rise of the Teenage
Netflix,_Inc.
Craft practice
and has the feel, of firm, wet clay. A damp sponge can be used to maintain the dampness while tooling but should never be used to replace proper casing
Leather_carving
Digital application and media distribution service by Google
Play awarded Disney+ as the top app of the year for users in the US, and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off taking the honors in the gaming category. Google places
Google_Play
Organism composed of cells of different genotypes
parent and fetal DNA. Chimerism has been found in some species of marine sponges. Four distinct genotypes have been found in a single individual, and there
Chimera_(genetics)
Computer communications authentication algorithm
Informational. Obsoletes RFC 4634. Updates RFC 3174 Online HMAC Generator / Tester Tool FIPS PUB 198-1, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) Archived
HMAC
Empty beer bottle dead to the world Unconscious; dead drunk deadbeat A sponge, parasite, one who lives on others deadhead A deadbeat, especially a theatrical
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Genus of sponges
Spongia is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species
Spongia
Type of mechanical device used to clean carpets in the home
Pressure washer Reach extender Sandblaster Sponge Squeegee Steam mop Tawashi Vacuum cleaner Types of tools Cleaning Cutting and abrasive Forestry Garden
Carpet_sweeper
Proprietary sound effects engine and authoring tool
FMOD is a proprietary sound effects engine and authoring tool for video games and applications developed by Firelight Technologies. It is able to play
FMOD
engines are tools available to implement video games without building everything from the ground up. Whether they are 2D or 3D based, they offer tools to aid
List_of_game_engines
American animation studio and production company
81–83 Holz, Jo (2017). Kids' TV Grows Up: The Path from Howdy Doody to SpongeBob. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. pp. 81–85, 124–126. ISBN 978-1-4766-6874-1
Hanna-Barbera
Real-time text-to-speech AI tool
Chris (January 19, 2021). "Make GLaDOS, SpongeBob and other friends say what you want with this AI text-to-speech tool". Byteside. Archived from the original
15.ai
Scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites
strengths and magic angle spinning, NMR continues to be a leading analytical tool to investigate metabolism. Recent efforts to utilize NMR for metabolomics
Metabolomics
2006 animal encounter accident
Octopus regulator Pony bottle Bolt snap Buddy line Dive light Diver's cutting tool Diver's knife Diver's telephone Through-water communications Underwater acoustic
Death_of_Steve_Irwin
American medical technology company
Tozzi, John (March 26, 2014). "Can Technology Stop Surgeons From Leaving Sponges Inside Patients?". Bloomberg News. "Stryker Completes Pivot Medical Acquisition"
Stryker_Corporation
Food-producing method
History. Taylor & Francis Books. p. 330. ISBN 0-203-31917-6. "Chinese steamed sponge cake (ji dan gao)". Chinese Grandma. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October
Baking
American voice director, casting director and actress
including the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants, its spinoff series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, Warner Bros. television series
Sirena_Irwin
Extinct species of archaic human
and Germany feature many perforated, spherical Porosphaera globularis sponge fossils, which have long been speculated to represent symbolic necklace
Homo_heidelbergensis
Type of textile weaving
Magic". American Craft. 81 (4): 10–13. Gallagher, J. (6 July 2021). "This SpongeBob SquarePants rug pulls your living room together: young DIY carpet makers
Tufting
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic
Warrior
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Spouse
Female
German
German form of Russian Sonya, SONJE means "wisdom."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English spong ‘narrow strip of land’, or a habitational name from Spong Farm in Elmstead, Kent, which is named with this word.Swedish : topographic or ornamental name from spång ‘footbridge’, ‘plank’.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic)
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic) : habitational name from any of the many places in Portugal, Galicia, and Italy named or named with Ponte, from ponte ‘bridge’.English : variant spelling of Pont.
Girl/Female
Australian, Scandinavian
Wisdom
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French
Dispenser; Form of Spencer; Provisioner
Boy/Male
Spanish
Born fifth.
Female
Chinese
pine tree.
Girl/Female
Australian, Vietnamese
Fog
Boy/Male
Biblical
Spouse; bridegroom.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense ‘larder’, ‘storeroom’ (a reduced form of Old French despense, from a Late Latin derivative of dispendere, past participle dispensus, ‘to weigh out or dispense’).
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Dutch Jong.English
Americanized spelling of Dutch Jong.English : variant of Young.
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tong, also established in Ireland since the 17th century.German : from a reduced short form of the personal name Anton (see Anthony).
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : variant of Spoor.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
In the Company
Boy/Male
English
Dispenser; provider.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sanger 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English stÄn ‘stone’, in any of several uses. It is most commonly a topographic name, for someone who lived either on stony ground or by a notable outcrop of rock or a stone boundary-marker or monument, but it is also found as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in stone, a mason or stonecutter. There are various places in southern and western England named with this word, for example in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of these.Translation of various surnames in other languages, including Jewish Stein, Norwegian Steine, and compound names formed with this word.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Scott was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Punjabi, Sikh, Swedish
A Young Boy; Son; A Nickname and Given Name; Youngster; Like a Bear
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
Beautiful; Radiant
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Scandinavian
People of Chile
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Mordecai, MORDECHAI means "devotee of Marduk (Mars)" or "little man."
Boy/Male
Indian
Not Affectionate
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
New; Cleaned
Girl/Female
Latin
andmeaning bringer of joy.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Greatness of Universe; Welfare of Universe
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Old High German Adalbert, ALPERTTI means "bright nobility."
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
SPONGE TOOL
imp. & p. p.
of Sponge
a.
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
n.
The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.
v. i.
To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven.
v. t.
To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
a.
Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
v. i.
Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor.
n.
One employed in gathering sponges.
v. i.
To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge.
v. t.
To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.
n.
One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
n.
A sponge.
a.
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
n.
A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella.
n.
Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.
n.
One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.
n.
Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven.
v. t.
Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast.
n.
See Sconce.
v. t.
To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.