Phrase Hound found 105 phrases and 33 compound words that contain sponge. The most common are listed below. Open sponge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 105
- sponge cakeA light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.
- glass spongeAny organism of the class Hexactinellida of sponges, which has a skeleton made of four-pointed or six-pointed siliceous spicules.
- bath spongeA commercially used species of soft-bodied sponge (porifer, invertebrate of the phylum Porifera) found throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Spongia officinalis.
- sponge bathA type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.
- sponge fingerSynonym of ladyfinger (“a sponge cake biscuit”).
- Victoria spongeA type of sponge cake with a layer of jam sandwiched in the middle.
- sponge clothAny cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
- sponge bagA bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.
- sponge constructionA repetitive construction of a hash function with a variable-length input and an arbitrary-length output based on a fixed-length permutation.
- sponge taxAn estate tax imposed by a state that was credited against the federal estate tax, raising revenue for a state without increasing the overall tax burden.
- set a spongeTo leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
- sponge downTo clean with a sponge
- drain spongeA specialized gauze pad with a pre-cut slit designed to fit snugly around medical tubes, catheters, chest tubes, or tracheostomies.
- platinum spongeA porous, grayish-black form of platinum.
- sea spongesponge (animal, Porifera)
- sponge bathsplural of sponge bath: A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.
- sponge cakesplural of sponge cake: A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.
- sponge citiesplural of sponge city: An urban planning model that emphasizes flood management by strengthening green infrastructures instead of purely relying on drainage systems.
- sponge cityAn urban planning model that emphasizes flood management by strengthening green infrastructures instead of purely relying on drainage systems.
- sponge crabAny of the crabs in the family Dromiidae, which carry pieces of live sponge to hide under.
- sponge functionA function built by a sponge construction.
- sponge functionsplural of sponge function: A function built by a sponge construction.
- titanium spongeCrude titanium metal that has not yet been refined or forged
- menstrual spongeA sponge designed to be inserted into the vagina, to absorb menstrual blood.
- contraceptive spongeA sponge designed to be inserted into the vagina, to prevent conception.
Compound words 33
- spongefulThe amount (of liquid) contained in a sponge
- spongeworthyHighly sexually desirable.
- microspongeA collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.
- spongecaseSynonym of alternating caps (“a form of capitalization where capital letters are randomly placed throughout the word(s), used to convey mockery through text messages or in online discussions”).
- nanospongeA sponge that has nanosize holes, especially one used for biomimetic detoxification
- respongeTo sponge again.
- spongebagsFormal trousers.
- spongeworkSpongy material.
- bacteriospongeAny marine sponge that hosts a community of bacteria
- calcispongeAny of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.