adj
Meaning 1
Like a sponge; spongy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spongelike
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spongy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- spongy bread
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spongy, squashy, squishy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sponge Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English spongelike From sponge + -like.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sienimäinen — like a sponge
- German: schwammartig — like a sponge