| conge | (noun) formal permission to depart | Synonyms: congee |
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| (noun) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal | Synonyms: congee |
| (noun) (architecture) a concave molding | Synonyms: congee |
| (verb) perform a ceremonious bow | Synonyms: congee |
| prolonge | (noun) a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage | - |
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| sponge | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: parazoan, poriferan |
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| (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponger |
| (noun) someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | Synonyms: quick study |
| (noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used | - |
| (verb) wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten | - |
| (verb) erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard | - |
| (verb) soak up with a sponge | - |
| (verb) gather sponges, in the ocean | - |
| (verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite | Synonyms: bum, cadge, grub, mooch |