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Synonyms for spongy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : spuhn-jee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspʌn dʒi |
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Définition of spongy
Origin :- "soft, elastic," 1530s, from sponge (n.) + -y (2). Related: Sponginess.
- adj cushioned, absorbent
- The loaves will be found to rise well in the oven, to be more light and spongy, and also whiter than bread in the common way.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- The stem is shorter than the diameter of the cap, smooth, white, and solid or spongy.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- (g) The spongy lead may be bulged, or the positives may be buckled.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- Wood soft, that of the roots light and spongy and used for corks.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- This is due to the action between the spongy lead and the electrolyte.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- They are hardest and most solid on their surfaces, and hollow, or spongy, inside.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- The track that was parched and spongy has now become soft and slippery.
- Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
- Rasco tried to run up the spongy incline and sank to his knees.
- Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill
- But the wood was decayed; it was so soft and spongy it would not support his weight.
- Extract from : « The Black Phantom » by Leo Edward Miller
- When the gums are spongy, they should be frequently pricked with a lancet.
- Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
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