Sponge
nnoun.substancea 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 usedDerivationally Related Form:spongysponge
Hypernyms:absorbent absorbent material
Inherited Hypernyms:spongeabsorbent materialsorbentmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spongeabsorbent materialsorbentmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.personsomeone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easilySynset:quick study
Examples:- she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge
Hypernyms:assimilator learner scholar
Inherited Hypernyms:quick studylearnerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:quick studylearnerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantageSynset:leech parasite sponger
Derivationally Related Form:spongeparasiticalparasitic
Hypernyms:follower
Inherited Hypernyms:leechfollowerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:leechfollowerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalprimitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile coloniesSynset:parazoan poriferan
Derivationally Related Form:spongysponge
Member Holonyms:Porifera phylum Porifera
Hypernyms:invertebrate
Inherited Hypernyms:spongeinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:glass sponge
Full Hyponyms:glass spongevenus's flower basket
vverb.contactwipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moistenDerivationally Related Form:sponge
Hypernyms:pass over wipe
Inherited Hypernyms:spongewiperubguide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionask for and get free; be a parasiteSynset:bum cadge grub mooch
Derivationally Related Form:cadgermoocherbumspongersponge
Hypernyms:obtain
Inherited Hypernyms:moochobtainget
Direct Hyponyms:freeload
Full Troponyms:freeload
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.contacterase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboardDerivationally Related Form:sponge
Hypernyms:efface erase rub out score out wipe off
Inherited Hypernyms:spongeerasedeleteremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactsoak up with a spongeDerivationally Related Form:sponge
Hypernyms:mop mop up wipe up
Inherited Hypernyms:spongewipe upabsorb
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactgather sponges, in the oceanDerivationally Related Form:spongersponge
Hypernyms:collect garner gather pull together
Inherited Hypernyms:spongegather
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | In the summer they like to go out and --- (apply to: sponge)