| spondaic | (adjective) of or consisting of spondees | - |
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| spondaise | (verb) make spondaic | Synonyms: spondaize |
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| spondaize | (verb) make spondaic | Synonyms: spondaise |
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| spondee | (noun) a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables | - |
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| spondylarthritis | (noun) arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine | - |
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| spondylitis | (noun) inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness | - |
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| spondylolisthesis | (noun) a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves | - |
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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 |
| spongefly | (noun) hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges | Synonyms: spongillafly |
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| spongelike | (adjective) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed | Synonyms: spongy |
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| (adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | Synonyms: spongy, squashy, squishy |
| sponger | (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponge |
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| (noun) a workman employed to collect sponges | - |
| spongillafly | (noun) hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges | Synonyms: spongefly |
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| sponginess | (noun) the porosity of a sponge | - |
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| (noun) the property of being able to occupy less space | Synonyms: compressibility, squeezability |
| spongioblast | (noun) any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia | - |
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| spongioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: glioblastoma |
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| spongy | (adjective) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed | Synonyms: spongelike |
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| (adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | Synonyms: spongelike, squashy, squishy |
| sponsor | (noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: patron, supporter |
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| (noun) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) | Synonyms: presenter |
| (verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronise, patronize |
| (verb) assume responsibility for or leadership of | - |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at |
| sponsorship | (noun) the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | - |
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| spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneousness |
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| spontaneous | (adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause | Synonyms: self-generated |
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| (adjective) said or done without having been planned or written in advance | Synonyms: ad-lib, unwritten |
| spontaneously | (adverb) in a spontaneous manner | - |
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| (adverb) without advance preparation | Synonyms: ad lib, ad libitum, impromptu |
| spontaneousness | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneity |
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