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spongy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spongelike, squashy, squishy |
| Derivation | sponge, sponginess |
spongy bread.
spongy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spongelike |
| Derivation | sponge, sponginess |
Examples of spongy
spongy
People with spongy boundaries are unsure of what to let in and what to keep out.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If the sphagnum moss is still moist and spongy, don't water it for a day or two.
From the sfgate.com
It's like the most delicate cinnamon toast imaginable, eggy and spongy and crisp.
From the latimes.com
Thatch is a spongy brown layer of dead organic material at the base of the grass.
From the newsday.com
Thatch is a spongy layer of dead grass blades and roots directly atop the soil.
From the sltrib.com
So where does this leave that provisional and spongy emissions target for 2020?
From the nzherald.co.nz
The threadlike structure is the true root, normally wrapped in a spongy casing.
From the washingtonpost.com
The plastic covering and spongy filling has been pulled off many of the chairs.
From the guardian.co.uk
The top of the cheesecake should be slightly puffed and spongy-firm to the touch.
From the delawareonline.com
- Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"
- Like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
- (sponginess) the porosity of a sponge
- Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous
- Having the texture of a sponge, the cells being separated by air spaces and containing air, as in pith or some seed coats.
- Having a surface that can be compressed but recovers.
- A term applied to vesicular rock structures with thin partitions between the vesicles, resembling a sponge.
