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spongy
(spongy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈspʌn(d)ʒi/
(also
spongey
)
adjective
(
spongier
,
spongiest
)
like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent:
a soft, spongy blanket of moss
(of metal) having an open, porous structure:
spongy platinum
(chiefly of a motor vehicle’s braking system) lacking firmness.
Derivatives
spongily
adverb
sponginess
noun
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sponsor
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spontaneous
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spontaneous generation
spoof
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