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PRONUNCIATION OF SPONGE BAG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPONGE BAG

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Sponge bag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPONGE BAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sponge bag

Dopp kit

A Dopp kit is a small toilet bag, made of leather, vinyl, or cloth, that is used for storing men's grooming tools for travel. Common items kept in a Dopp kit are deodorant, a razor, shaving cream, comb, shampoo, nail clippers, scissors, toothbrush, toothpaste, and cologne. The name derives from early 20th century leather craftsman Charles Doppelt, a German immigrant to the United States, who invented his toiletry case in 1919. The kits became widely known during the Second World War when they were issued to GIs. Doppelt's company was purchased by Samsonite in the early 1970s. Dopp kits were once a common gift given to adolescent males as they ascended from boyhood to adulthood. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office lists the trademark for "DOPP KIT" as cancelled. It is still held by Buxton Buxton also owns a related registration for "DOPP", Registration No. 1,193,631. In addition to other goods the mark "DOPP" is used on toiletry bags. In the British Isles the item is known as a "sponge bag".

Definition of sponge bag in the English dictionary

The definition of sponge bag in the dictionary is a small bag made of plastic, etc, that holds toilet articles, used esp when travelling.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPONGE BAG

sponge
sponge bath
sponge cake
sponge cloth
sponge down
sponge finger
sponge mop
sponge pudding
sponge rubber
sponge-down
spongeable
spongebag
spongelike
spongeous
sponger
spongeware
spongicolous
spongier
spongiest
spongiform

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPONGE BAG

air bag
bean bag
blue bag
carry-on bag
clutch bag
coffee bag
douche bag
duffle bag
Gladstone bag
ice bag
in the bag
let the cat out of the bag
message bag
musette bag
plastic bag
polythene bag
shopping bag
shoulder bag
sleeping bag
tote bag

Synonyms and antonyms of sponge bag in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sponge bag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPONGE BAG

Find out the translation of sponge bag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sponge bag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sponge bag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盥洗用具袋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neceser
570 millions of speakers

English

sponge bag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पंज बैग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَقِيبَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ للأَدْواتُ الِاسْتِحْمام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непромокаемая сумочка для туалетных принадлежностей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolsa com artigos para higiene pessoal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পঞ্জ ব্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trousse de toilette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beg span
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waschbeutel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗面用具入れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휴대 세면백
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tas karang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi không thấm nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடற்பாசி பையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पंज बॅग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su geçirmez çanta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

necessaire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kosmetyczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торбинка для туалетних приналежностей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trusă de igienă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσαντάκι για σφουγγάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spons sak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

necessär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toalettveske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sponge bag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGE BAG»

The term «sponge bag» is normally little used and occupies the 141.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGE BAG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sponge bag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPONGE BAG»

Discover the use of sponge bag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sponge bag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
HACCP User's Manual
Carefully pour the contents of the sterile BPW bottle (10 ml) into the sponge bag to moisten the sponge. 6. Close the top of the bag. Use hand pressure from the outside of the bag and carefully massage the sponge until it is FULLY HY- ...
Donald A. Corlett, 1998
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A Passion for Patchwork: Over 100 Quilted Projects for All ...
Bottom Distance between the pleats: arge sponge bag 1 ^in (4cm); make-up bag 1 in (2.5cm) You can cover the bottom seam with a strip, like the side seam. Turn the bag the right way out. The zip has to be the same length as the bag, folded ...
Lisa Bergene, 2006
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Prevalence, Characterization and Intervention of Escherichia ...
Prior to swabbing, excess BPW was expelled from the sponge by squeezing the sponge within the Speci-Sponge bag. Each carcass was swabbed after hide removal, but prior to evisceration or any postharvest interventions. The area ...
J. Trent Fox, 2007
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The American Agriculturist
Sponge Bag- it will be hard to find a more acceptable little gift for either a traveller or a stay at home than a sponge bag such as shown lu our illustration. SPONGE BAG, MADE OF OIL SILK AND SATEEN. Make a bag of any preferred size ...
‎1893
5
The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and ...
The pockets in the laparotomy sheet were a good deal wider than the sponge bag, and the used-up part of the sponge was tucked away in the pocket of the sheet, leaving a clean portion of the strip always under the operator's fingers ready for ...
‎1912
6
Peterson's Magazine
SPONGE-BAG — OPEN, 0 L OSED, AND BORDElt. 361 In each following row, the stitch over which I picot-edge is made with red marking cotton, the thread lies must be knitted off together with , Each picot is of four chain, one double, putting it  ...
‎1873
7
The Way of the Woods: A Manual for Sportsmen in Northeastern ...
The sleeping-bag cannot be kicked off like blankets and it may be used in place of the war-bag, to hold extra clothes, sponge-bag, towel, etc. I mention these because I usually pack them in my sleeping-bag, the sponge-bag folding in the ...
Edward Breck, 1908
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Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
This left me with only my night stopper (a modest sponge bag); and in my panic at the thought of arriving in the Sudan with nothing but that, I leapt off the train when it reached Cairo, leaving my sponge bag too, if you can believe it, to disappear ...
Glen Balfour-Paul, 2006
9
No Talking after Lights
So then I went into the bathroom and pretended to wash my face and when she'd gone away I hid the parcel in my sponge-bag. And now Feeny'll notice and I'm terrified there'll be a search. Sheila, you've got to help me. How can I get rid of it?
Angela Lambert, 2011
10
Going Solo
I was watching him rather dreamily through half-closed eyes, and I saw him reaching into his sponge-bag and take out a small carton. He stationed himself in front of the washbasin mirror, took the lid off the carton and dipped his fingers into it.
Roald Dahl, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPONGE BAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sponge bag is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Middle East: readers' tips
I used to travel extensively in the Middle East during the Seventies and Eighties. Two essentials for the sponge bag were a plug for the washbasin/bath and toilet ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
2
Gill Charlton: on the case
Fortunately the bag contained only shoes, camera, sponge bag and a few non-essential items. As instructed, we reported its loss to UA on arrival in Washington ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 08»

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