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US
/ˈspəndʒi/
]
[ UK /spˈʌndʒi/ ]
[ UK /spˈʌndʒi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
spongy bread
How To Use spongy In A Sentence
- The head of the humerus is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity, by means of a small ligament, and it consists of a rounded epiphysis composed of spongy cartilage, the humerus itself is bent outward and forward, and it is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity by its side, and not in a straight line. Instruments Of Reduction
- The space between these anterior and posterior openings makes a large chamber, divided by a vertical wall into halves, each of which is still further separated into three irregular cavities by three bones, called spongy, from the porosity and delicacy of their texture. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
- These games could be defined simply as ` handball played with a paddle, 'the only difference being that paddleball employs a perforated wooden racquet and a large spongy ball, while racquetball, which is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity, employs a small strung racquet and a lively rubber ball. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
- The basis of these lower lavas is rather wacke than basalt; when it is spongy, it resembles the amygdaloids* of Frankfort-on-the-Main. Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
- The pinnock has a thick skin with a spongy lining, a bruise in it becomes like a piece of cork. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers
- A spongy, Dijon-colored city of algae and microscopic creatures that floats on the surface, periphyton cleanses the Everglades of excess nutrients and pollutants.
- Lumbar disc disease is the drying out of the spongy interior matrix of an intervertebral disc in the spine. How do you find a diet and nutrition facts dabase online?
- The stage was marvellously decorated to look like a shabby pub with its bar stools, spongy seats, Guinness mirrors and jukebox.
- The water content of doughnut mixtures is important; the dough must be stiff enough to be shaped, but still contain plenty of moisture to give the light spongy texture of the cooked product.
- The pair split up, Det Supt Higgins heading into Brandsby wood across the spongy forest floor strewn with pine needles and fallen branches.