sponge
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1.0
- noun
- /spʌndʒ/
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esponja
- I suggest you ladies get some sponges and buckets and get that room cleaned before somebody gets sick.
- a kitchen sponge
- sponges and dishcloths
- sponges and pads
Let's just try applying it with the sponge really nice.
- Let's just try applying it with the sponge really nice.
- And yeah, the idea is you just press this sponge into the powder.
- Your bra insert is the only makeup sponge you ever needed.
- There was not a single sponge used the entire day.
Examples
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Use a sponge to put it on, and... here's my favorite lip color.
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And I'm using the new Eco Tools sponge and I love it.
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I typically use a sponge with foundation.
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This is the sponge I always use for my face.
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No beauty filter, just me using this sponge for pretty much everything.
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Let's just try applying it with the sponge really nice.
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Just going to go over with a damp sponge to remove any excess.
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My mother was wiping away crumbs with a sponge when she saw the look on my face.
Fiction book (1992) -
She used a sponge to clean the dishes after dinner.
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After applying the paint, I smoothed it out with a sponge for an even finish.
Synonyms
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6.3
A natural pad of dried plant fibers from a luffa fruit used for washing skin or dishes
Idioms
Compounds
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6.3
A natural pad of dried plant fibers from a luffa fruit used for washing skin or dishes
- Specialized
A sea animal with a skeleton of thin glass-like threads that lives on the ocean floor
- Specialized
A soft sponge in a fish tank that traps dirt and adds air while letting good bacteria grow
A climbing plant whose young fruits are edible and whose dried mature fruit makes a natural sponge
A light cake made from two sponge layers sandwiched with jam and usually cream
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sponge originally comes from the soft sea creature people used for washing because it soaks up water very well. So a sponge is anything porous that 'soaks up' liquid.