sponge

As a noun sponge

is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As an adjective spongeless is

without a sponge.

As nouns the difference between sponge and leucon

is that sponge is any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica while leucon is a complex sponge structure in which chambers lined with choanocytes are connected by a network of canals.

As a verb sponge

is to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and ascon

is that sponge is any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica while ascon is a cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges.

As a verb sponge

is to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and keratose

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while keratose is keratosis.

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and gemmule

is that sponge is any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica while gemmule is a small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges.

As a verb sponge

is to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and petrocortyne

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while petrocortyne is (organic chemistry) any of a group of cytotoxic polyacetylenes extracted from marine sponges of the family petrosiidae .

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and halichondrin

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while halichondrin is (organic chemistry) any of a family of macrocyclic polyethers initially isolated from sponges of the genus (taxlink).

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and theonellamide

is that sponge is any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica while theonellamide is any of a class of cytotoxic antifungal bicyclic peptides isolated from marine sponges of the genus genus: Theonella.

As a verb sponge

is to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and dictyodendrin

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while dictyodendrin is (organic chemistry) any of a class of derivatives of pyrrolocarbazoles, extracted from marine sponges of the genus (taxlink), that inhibit aldose reductases.

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between sponge and spongocoel

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while spongocoel is (zoology) the large, central cavity of sponges.

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.