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sponges
noun(sponge)
an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
sponges
noun(sponge)
a piece of sponge (as for scrubbing)
sponges
noun(sponge)
a porous rubber or cellulose product used similarly to a sponge
sponges
verb(sponge)
to cleanse, wipe, or moisten with or as if with a sponge
sponges
verb(sponge)
to erase or destroy with or as if with a sponge —often used with out
sponges
verb(sponge)
to get by sponging on another
sponges
noun(sponge)
any of a class (Hexactinellida synonym Hyalospongiae) of chiefly deep-water siliceous marine sponges with 6-rayed spicules and a skeleton often resembling glass when dried

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