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Definition of sponge

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Sponge (n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff..

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Bummer :: Bummer (n.) An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger..

Statocracy :: Statoblast (n.) One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in the fresh-water species; -- also called winter buds..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. i.) To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of..

Malkin :: Malkin (n.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.

Syconium :: Sycones (n. pl.) A division of calcareous sponges.

Sponge :: Sponge (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..

Synod :: Synocil (n.) A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell..

Glass-sponge :: Glass-sponge (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..

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Imbibe :: Imbibe (v. t.) To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast..

Halichondriae :: Halichondriae (n. pl.) An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea..

Spicule :: Spicule (n.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in sponges and in most Alcyonaria..

Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge..

Spongilla :: Spongiform (a.) Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.

Amorphozoa :: Amorphozoa (n. pl.) Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges..

Spongiolite :: Spongiole (n.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.

Zoophyta :: Zoophyta (n. pl.) An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoologists. It included the c/lenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc..

Euplectella :: Euplectella (n.) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket..