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Sponge vs Mushroom - What's the difference?

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In intransitive terms the difference between sponge and mushroom

is that sponge is to be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven while mushroom is to grow quickly to a large size.

As nouns the difference between sponge and mushroom

is that sponge is any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica while mushroom is any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).

As verbs the difference between sponge and mushroom

is that sponge is to take advantage of the kindness of others while mushroom is to grow quickly to a large size.

As an adjective mushroom is

having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

sponge

English

("sponge" on Wikipedia)

Noun

  • (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
  • (countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=5 citation , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge , which she placed on a chair.}}
  • (uncountable) A porous material such as sponges consist of.
  • (informal) A heavy drinker.
  • (countable, uncountable) A type of light cake; sponge cake.
  • (countable, uncountable, British) A type of steamed pudding.
  • (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
  • (countable) A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a .
  • Any spongelike substance.
  • # Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven.
  • # Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
  • # Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
  • A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.
  • The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel.

    • Synonyms

    * (marine invertebrate) sea sponge, bath sponge, poriferan, porifer * (piece of porous material used for washing) bath sponge * (light cake) sponge cake * (type of steamed pudding) sponge pudding * (person) freeloader, sponger

    Derived terms

    * breadcrumb sponge * demosponge * sea sponge * spongey * sponge bath * sponge cake

    See also

    * foam

    Verb

    (spong)
  • (slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.
  • * L'Estrange
    • The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast, that sponges upon other people's trenchers.
  • To get by imposition; to scrounge.
  • * , chapter=13
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.}}
    (Jonathan Swift)
  • To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.
  • * South
    • How came such multitudes of our nation to be sponged of their plate and their money?
  • To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.
  • To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.
  • To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
    • (Hooker)
  • To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.

    • Synonyms

    * blag

    mushroom

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus, fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
    • Some mushroom s are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
  • A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  • champignon or Agaricus bisporus , the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  • One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  • (obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.

    • Synonyms

    * (something appearing suddenly) shroom

    Derived terms

    * magic mushroom * mushroom anchor * mushroom cloud * mushroom coral * mushroom spawn * mushroomy * straw mushroom

    See also

    * cep, * champignon * chanterelle * cremini * fungus * morel * porcino * portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo * shiitake * toadstool

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
    • mushroom cloud

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow quickly to a large size.
    • The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
  • To gather mushrooms .
  • (ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.