Old English sponge, spunge, from Latin spongia "a sponge," also "sea animal from which a sponge comes," from Greek spongia, related to spongos "sponge," of unknown origin [..]

late 14c., "to soak up with a sponge," also (transitive) "to cleanse or wipe with a sponge," from sponge (n.). The slang sense of "to live in a parasitic manner, live at the e [..]

Sponge [N] [S]occurs only in the narrative of the crucifixion ( Matthew 27:48 ; Mark 15:36 ; John 19:29 ). It is ranked as a zoophyte. It is found attached to rocks at the bottom of the sea.

substance that easily absorbs other material.

simple type of marine animal permanently attached to something in the water.

wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten 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 cellulos [..]

A job that runs in the background on the IBM 3090 mainframe computer in such a way that it uses only those CPU cycles not needed by other work, yet is so computationally intense that it soaks up all u [..]

[UNIX] n. A special case of a filter that reads its entire input before writing any output; the canonical example is a sort utility. Unlike most filters, a sponge can conveniently overwrite the input [..]

a soft, porous marine substance. Sponges were for a long time supposed to be plants, but are now considered by the best naturalists to belong to the animal kingdom. Sponge is mentioned only in the New [..]

occurs only in the narrative of the crucifixion (Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29). It is ranked as a zoophyte. It is found attached to rocks at the bottom of the sea.

A bubbly, batter–like mixture made by mixing flour, yeast and a liquid and allowing it to stand for several hours. The first step in some bread–making recipes.

A thick yeast batter that is allowed to ferment and develop into a light, spongy consistency. It is then combined with other ingredients to form a yeast dough. The sponge will give the bread a slightl [..]

The portion of dough in bread-making containing all or part of the yeast, to which are added the remaining ingredients.

A powder form of cadmium with a high zinc content.

Egg mass (in crustacean biology)

aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera, with pores in its body wall and a rigid skeleton. Sponges are very primitive animals, colonies of individuals, that evolved early in the history of the earth. Th [..]

The form in which certain primary metals are recovered, namely platinum, palladium and titanium. Also iron obtained by direct reduction from ore.

simple multicellular invertebrate animal that lives attached to one place and filters food from water. spontaneous generation

When yeast is added to batter, it becomes sponge. This batter is stiff and cannot be dropped from a spoon, but can be easily handled.

A batter to which yeast is added.  This batter is so stiff that it does not drop from a spoon, but can be handled.

A frothy, gelatin-based Jamaican dessert recipe that has been lightened by the addition of beaten egg whites. The sponge develops a tangy flavor. The remaining ingredients are added to this sponge and the bread is kneaded and baked as usual. Using a sponge also makes the final loaf slightly denser. T

The portion of dough in bread-making containing all or part of the yeast, to which are added the remaining ingredients.

(n) 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(v) soak up with a [..]

Throw up the sponge. Give up; confess oneself beaten. The metaphor is from boxing matches.

A form of contraceptive. They have been shown to provide some protecting against some STD’s, but not all.

The base(s) absorb(s) the top person’s downward momentum to push/lift the top person into position for the next stunt/skill.

An easy cheer stunt in which the flyer is pushed up from a sitting into a standing position by two or more bases, then dropped back down while supported by the bases

The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular Animals that utilize flagellated Cells called choanocytes to circulate Water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an e [..]

Sterile, Gelatin-base Surgical Sponge applied topically as an adjunct to Hemostasis when the control of Bleeding by conventional procedures is ineffective to reduce Capillary ooze or is impractical. ( [..]

A genus of Sponges in the Family Crambeidae characterized by Desmoid spicules. The type species is Crambe crambe.

Gauze material used to absorb Body Fluids during Surgery. Referred to as gossypiboma if accidentally retained in the body following Surgery.

This is a word used to refer to someone who 'uses' others for example by borrowing money with no intent to repay the debt. The term comes from the detention area for debtor's that was c [..]

A damp (sheepskin) sponge attached to the end of a wooden rod or to the end of a rope for the purpose of extinguishing any smoldering residue and embers still in the cannon after it was fired. Meant t [..]

The detention area for debtor's that was called the sponge. The word now refers to someone who uses others by borrowing money with no intent to repay the debt. Sponson: (1) Any of several structu [..]

Birth control that kills sperm, used as a form of contraception

A type of racket covering used in sandwich rubbers. It is used under a sheet of rubber with pimples. First seen in 1952 when Japan's Hiroji Satoh astonished the world with his unexpected victory [..]

A cellular rubber cleaning sponge which cleans by capturing and retaining small particles. These sponges have wide application in fire restoration for removing combustion residues.

A piece of soft, pourous, absorbent substance originally consisting of the fiberous skeleton of an invertebrate that is used to absorb liquid to product a desired texture in art.