Found 3 items, similar to Spongy.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: spongy
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spongy
spongy
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and
compressibility;
“spongy bread” [syn:
squashy,
squishy,
spongelike]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it
back when compressed [syn:
spongelike]
[also:
spongiest,
spongier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spongy
Spongy
\Spon"gy\ (sp[u^]n"j[y^]), a.
1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable
texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy
cake; spongy bones.
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2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
“Spongy April.” --Shak.
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3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
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Spongy lead (Chem.), sponge lead. See under
Sponge.
Spongy platinum. See under
Platinum.
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