Definition of sponge

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  • sponge is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • sponge is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • sponge is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of sponge

  • someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily (noun)

    Examples

    1. she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge

    Synonyms

    1. quick study
  • ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bum
    2. cadge
    3. grub
    4. mooch
  • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. leech
    2. parasite
    3. sponger
  • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. parazoan
    2. poriferan
  • 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 (noun)
  • erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard (verb)
  • gather sponges, in the ocean (verb)
  • soak up with a sponge (verb)
  • wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten (verb)

See definition of sponge in Merriam Webster