spongy

IPA: spˈʌndʒi

adjective

  • Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
  • Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
  • (slang) Drunk.
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Examples of "spongy" in Sentences

  • Spongy bone occurs in most bones.
  • The pith is spongy and holds the water.
  • Fruit are dehiscent and have a spongy mesocarp.
  • The stipe is by thick, and is hollow and spongy.
  • It is a perennial, growing from a spongy rhizome.
  • There are two types of osseous tissue, compact and spongy.
  • The cartilage is a flimsy material that surrounds the spongy bone.
  • The wood is heavy and coarse and the bark is spongy and water soaked.
  • We already know how the Americans and Brits like their foamy, spongy bread.
  • In the usual operation, the swollen spongy pad that forms the pile is cut away.

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