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PRONUNCIATION OF SPONGY

spongy  [ˈspʌndʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPONGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spongy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPONGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spongy in the English dictionary

The definition of spongy in the dictionary is of or resembling a sponge, esp in texture, porosity, elasticity, or compressibility. Other definition of spongy is of or like a sponge in respect of its capacity to absorb fluid and yield it when compressed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPONGY


basenji
bəˈsɛndʒɪ
bostangi
bɒˈstændʒɪ
dingy
ˈdɪndʒɪ
fringy
ˈfrɪndʒɪ
grungy
ˈɡrʌndʒɪ
gungy
ˈɡʌndʒɪ
Gurindji
ɡʊˈrɪndʒɪ
kanji
ˈkændʒɪ
loungy
ˈlaʊndʒɪ
lozengy
ˈlɒzɪndʒɪ
mangey
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mangy
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mingy
ˈmɪndʒɪ
orangey
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
orangy
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
punji
ˈpʌndʒɪ
rangy
ˈreɪndʒɪ
scroungy
ˈskraʊndʒɪ
scungy
ˈskʌndʒɪ
stingy
ˈstɪndʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPONGY

spongebag
spongelike
spongeous
sponger
spongeware
spongicolous
spongier
spongiest
spongiform
spongily
spongin
sponginess
spongioblast
spongioblastic
spongiose
spongious
spongoid
spongologist
spongology
sponsal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPONGY

bungy
clingy
dungy
lingy
pongy
puddingy
singsongy
slangy
springy
stringy
swingy
tangy
thingy
twangy
wingy
zingy

Synonyms and antonyms of spongy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPONGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spongy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spongy

Translation of «spongy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPONGY

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

Translator English - Chinese

海绵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esponjoso
570 millions of speakers

English

spongy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिमड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاسفنجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

губчатая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esponjoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spongieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spongy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwammig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海綿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스폰지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spongy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống như bọt biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பஞ்சுபோன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुगंधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süngersi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spugnoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gąbczasty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

губчаста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spongios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπογγώδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svampig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svampete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spongy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGY»

The term «spongy» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spongy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spongy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPONGY»

Discover the use of spongy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spongy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Laboratory Fish
Most fish are relatively sedentary and they have either saccular or tubular hearts with only a spongy (trabecular) myocardium. Active fish have pyramidal-shaped ventricles and both a spongy myocardium and an outer layer of compact ...
Gary Kent Ostrander, 2000
2
Human Biology
Compact and Spongy Bone Bones have a dense outer layer and a less compact central region. Take a moment to study the skeleton in Figure 12-2. As you ex- amine it, you may notice that bones come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Daniel Chiras, 2011
3
Reports of Special Subjects
49,30 10.50 Spongy. . . . . . Light brownish-grey. 2.398 Milton Lawson's bank, Lead Creek. 1816 Hancock . . . 1.323 3.51 43.40 53.10 46.9.; 45.56 7.54 Light spongy . . . Purplish chocolate. . 4 155 Robert Estes' bank, back of Lewisport.
‎1884
4
Reports of Special Subjects
Kentucky. State Geologist. TABLE I.— COALS.— (Air-Dried.) T. F. : r 20.40 3.20 4.34 0.40 0.40 3.30 0.40 2.40 3.30 3.20 0.40 3.20 3.00 30.00 00.00 0.30 3.00 4.04 04.20 0.30 2.30 3.30 33.34 3.00 3.20 4.20 04.00 pulve32nt. spongy. dn. friable ...
Kentucky. State Geologist, 1884
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Reports of Special Subjects: First, second and third ...
Light spongy . Spongy . . . . У егу dense звонку. Light lilac-grey . . . .925 Raccoon Furnace mai. Nearly white . . . . .666 Coke from Coal 3; Turkey Lick coal, Hunnewell Furn. Light grey-brown . . 1.890 Cannel coal; Cloverport 01| Company  ...
Kentucky. Geological survey, 1873-1891, 1890
6
Competition Science Vision
Spongy bone also contains osteocytes, but they are not organized around Haversian canals. The bony bars and plates of spongy bone are not wider than a few cells, therefore, each osteocyte has intimate access to the red marrow for the  ...
7
The Comparative Anatomy of the Domesticated Animals
The extremities of long bones are surrounded by a thin layer of compact substance, while the remainder of their mass is constituted by the spongy substance — bony tissue channeled into cells, or very large areolae, which freely communicate ...
Auguste Chauveau, Saturnin Arloing, 1800
8
Biology in Physics: Is Life Matter?
As mechanical testing showed, compact bone is much stronger and stiffer than spongy bone. The corresponding Young's modulus for compact bone is between 4 and 27GPa versus 1- 1 1 GPa for spongy bone. Stylized stress-strain curves for  ...
Konstantin Bogdanov, 2000
9
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Spongy iron (large filter) - - - - 76 5. „ (small filter) - - - - 71 6. Animal charcoal - - - - - 62 (Commercial in fragments.) 2nd. — 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th series, in which all were tried except the smalt pongy iron filter : — 1. Silicated carbon - - - - - 74 2.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1879
10
Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines ... [ed] by ...
One cubic foot of spongy iron, in the loose state, in which it is best suited for purifying water, weighs only 70 to 80 lbs.' It is thus evident that, weight for weight, it must offer an incomparably greater surface to the water than iron in any other form.
Andrew Ure, 1878

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPONGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spongy is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Spirit Is Willing, But The Flesh Is Spongy & Bruised: Surviving …
The new muscles I've discovered in my legs, particularly around the calf region, suggest many rollerblading sessions on the trot, but then an a-ha moment (the ... «theMusic, Jul 15»
2
Soft, Spongy & Moist: How to Make White Bread
Soft, Spongy & Moist: How to Make White Bread I've wanted to bake bread ever since I first roamed the streets of Barcelona. I walked bakery to bakery, soaking ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
The ZX Spectrum is back including those spongy keys
Nigel can still squeeze a "Hello World" out of Basic programming language and poking at the familiar spongy keys certainly brings memories flooding back for ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
The spongy stick of sustainability
We've all heard of the carrot and the stick, but what about the “spongy” stick? The spongy stick is a phrase I learned last week at a conference on Canadian ... «The Chronicle Journal, Jun 15»
5
Cassini to Get Final View of Saturn's Weird 'Spongy' Moon
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft enters the final phase of its epic mission around Saturn, mission scientists are planning the probe's final flyby of one of the ... «Discovery News, May 15»
6
Angels Notes: New turf in Toronto 'spongy and slow'
“Outfielders rally have to charge the ball because the ball is not getting to you the way you would expect. It's spongy and slow.” Players have also said it's hard ... «OCRegister, May 15»
7
Spongy lemon loaf tastes like Starbucks'
This recipe for top-secret Starbucks Lemon Loaf was circling around on Facebook, and I would like to share it with you. I cannot guarantee that this is the ... «San Antonio Express-News, Mar 15»
8
'How come yuh butt so spongy?'
WE women often feel the need to enhance our God-given beauty in whatever way we can, even if we have to glue it in, paste it on, tear it off or sew it in; if it will ... «Jamaica Observer, Jan 15»
9
Batteries become safe to swallow with spongy covering
With squishy silicone and tunneling electrons, researchers have created coated batteries that prevent unwanted zaps. The quantum-inspired coating works by ... «Science News, Nov 14»
10
Squeezing the Water Out of China's Spongy Growth Numbers
China's economy slowed down a fraction in the third quarter of the year. If you believe the figures, that is. It was the usual script: an undignified scramble for ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»

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