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SPUNJ/spʌndʒ/

A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that holds water, used for washing dishes or your body. Countable: a sponge, sponges. A cloth is flatter and thinner; a brush has bristles. Sponge cake is a light cake — same word, different picture. Mix-up: sponge vs sponsor (a company that pays) — extra or.

Meaning

A soft thing that holds water, used for washing the body or dishes.

Examples

• “Wash the plate with a sponge.”
• “Squeeze the sponge over the sink.”
• “This sponge smells old — throw it away.”

Good to know

a sponge (wash, holds water). Contrast: cloth (flat), brush (bristles). Homonym: sponge cake. Mix-up: sponsor.

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