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[ adjective ] resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
Examples "spongy bread" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Arnold 's iron shot from the tee burrowed into the bunker guarding the green , an embankment that had become soft and spongy from the rains , thereby bringing local rules into force . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)His soil was `` nothing special '' , just prairie land , but he had harrowed in compost until it was loose , spongy and brown black . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
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[ adjective ] like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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[ adjective ] like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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