spongy
41spongy — Synonyms and related words: absorbent, adsorbent, assimilative, baccate, bibulous, blotting, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, cribriform, digestive, doughy, edematous, endosmotic, exosmotic, flabby, fleshy, imbibitory, leachy, macerated, masticated …
42spongy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. springy, like a sponge, porous; see wet 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. porous, absorbent, elastic, springy, mushy, boggy, marshy, moist, waterlogged. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Yielding easily to… …
43spongy — spon·gy || spÊŒndʒɪ adj. soft and porous, absorbent and elastic; resembling a sponge …
44spongy — [ spʌn(d)ʒi] adjective (spongier, spongiest) 1》 like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent. 2》 (of metal) having an open, porous structure. 3》 (of a motor vehicle s braking system) lacking firmness. Derivatives spongily …
45spongy — a. 1. Porous, spongeous. 2. Wet, rainy, showery. 3. Drenched, saturated, soaked, wet. 4. Bibulous, absorbent …
46spongy — adj 1. light, lightweight; porous, holey, sievelike, loose, incompact; yielding, compressible, flexible, resilient, springy. 2. absorbent, absorbing, bibulous; soft, mushy, squashy, pulpy, pithy, Bot. fleshy; squishy, wet, damp, moist, oozy;… …
47spongy — [ˈspʌndʒi] adj light, soft, and full of small holes …
48spongy — spon•gy [[t]ˈspʌn dʒi[/t]] adj. gi•er, gi•est 1) of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, or readily compressible 2) having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge 3) of or pertaining to a sponge 4) porous but hard, as bone •… …
49spongy — /ˈspʌndʒi/ (say spunjee) adjective (spongier, spongiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, yielding, and porous; without firmness and readily compressible, as pith, flesh, etc. 2. absorbing or holding water or the like, as a… …
50spongy — Kalekale, naele …
