spongelike

English Thesaurus

1. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all)

similar	:	absorbent, absorptive,
definition	:	having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all)

2. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all)

similar	:	soft,
definition	:	yielding readily to pressure or weight (adj.all)

3. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	sponginess,
definition	:	the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sponge,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

4. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all)

derivation	:	parazoan, poriferan, sponge,
definition	:	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies (noun.animal)

derivation	:	compressibility, sponginess, squeezability,
definition	:	the property of being able to occupy less space (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sponginess,
definition	:	the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)

5. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	sponginess,
definition	:	the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sponge,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

6. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility (adj.all)

derivation	:	parazoan, poriferan, sponge,
definition	:	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies (noun.animal)

derivation	:	compressibility, sponginess, squeezability,
definition	:	the property of being able to occupy less space (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sponginess,
definition	:	the porosity of a sponge (noun.attribute)