- Spongeous
- Spongeous Spon"geous (sp[u^]n"j[u^]s), a. [See {Spongious}.] Resembling sponge; having the nature or qualities of sponge. [1913 Webster]
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Spongeous
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spongeous — spon·geous … English syllables
spongeous — ˈspənjəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin spongeosus, from spongea sponge + osus ous archaic : spongy … Useful english dictionary
adsorbent — Synonyms and related words: absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorption, assimilation, assimilative, bibulous, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemisorptive, chemosorption, chemosorptive, digestion, digestive, endosmosis,… … Moby Thesaurus
bibulous — Synonyms and related words: absorbent, addicted to drink, adsorbent, assimilative, bibacious, blotting, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, crapulent, crapulous, digestive, drinking, drunken, endosmotic, excessive, exosmotic, extravagant, extreme,… … Moby Thesaurus
soaking — Synonyms and related words: absorbent, adsorbent, assimilative, awash, bathed, bibulous, blotting, brewing, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, concentration, dampening, decoction, deluged, digestive, dipped, distillation, dousing, dowsing, drench,… … Moby Thesaurus
spongy — Synonyms and related words: absorbent, adsorbent, assimilative, baccate, bibulous, blotting, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, cribriform, digestive, doughy, edematous, endosmotic, exosmotic, flabby, fleshy, imbibitory, leachy, macerated, masticated … Moby Thesaurus
thirsty — Synonyms and related words: Saharan, absorbent, adsorbent, agog, anhydrous, anxious, ardent, arid, assimilative, athirst, avaricious, avid, bibulous, blotting, bone dry, breathless, burning, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, consumed with desire,… … Moby Thesaurus
spongy — a. 1. Porous, spongeous. 2. Wet, rainy, showery. 3. Drenched, saturated, soaked, wet. 4. Bibulous, absorbent … New dictionary of synonyms
