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- English Word Sponginess Definition The quality or state of being spongy.
- English Word Sponging Definition of Sponge
- English Word Sponging Definition a. & n. from Sponge, v.
- English Word Spongiole Definition A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.
- English Word Spongiolite Definition One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints.
- English Word Spongiopilin Definition A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.
- English Word Spongiose Definition Alt. of Spongious
- English Word Spongious Definition Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones.
- English Word Spongiozoa Definition See Sponglae.
- English Word Spongoblast Definition One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers.
- English Word Spongoid Definition Resembling sponge; like sponge.
- English Word Spongy Definition Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
- English Word Spongy Definition Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
- English Word Spongy Definition Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
- English Word Sponk Definition See Spunk.
- English Word Sponsal Definition Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; spousal.
- English Word Sponsible Definition responsible; worthy of credit.
- English Word Sponsion Definition The act of becoming surety for another.
- English Word Sponsion Definition An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or by one who exceeds the limits of authority.
- English Word Sponsional Definition Of or pertaining to a pledge or agreement; responsible.
- English Word Sponson Definition One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat.
- English Word Sponson Definition One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
- English Word Sponson Definition One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.
- English Word Sponsor Definition One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
- English Word Sponsor Definition One who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother.
- English Word Sponsorship Definition State of being a sponsor.
- English Word Spontaneities Definition of Spontaneity
- English Word Spontaneity Definition The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force.
- English Word Spontaneity Definition The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment.
- English Word Spontaneity Definition The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment.