Spongy
adjective
Something that is soft and able to soak up liquid easily, like a sponge.
The cake has a delightful spongy texture.
Often appears as...
- spongy cake
- spongy bread
adjective
When a substance is full of holes.
The spongy ground soaked up the rainwater quickly.
Often appears as...
- spongy ground
- spongy foam
adjective
In medicine, if a part of the body feels spongy, it means it is swollen and soft.
The doctor noted that the patient's liver felt spongy.
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Disapproving
adjective
Something that is soft and able to soak up liquid easily, like a sponge.
The cake has a delightful spongy texture.
Often appears as...
- spongy cake
- spongy bread
adjective
When a substance is full of holes.
The spongy ground soaked up the rainwater quickly.
Often appears as...
- spongy ground
- spongy foam
adjective
In medicine, if a part of the body feels spongy, it means it is swollen and soft.
The doctor noted that the patient's liver felt spongy.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Associative Context
Use 'spongy' when the softness enables soaking up liquid, similar to kitchen sponges.
Her new bath mat felt comfortably spongy under her feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Spongy' can suggest a pleasing, soft quality in foods like cakes or bread.
The fresh muffins were so spongy and light.
Pro Tip 3/3Soft and Absorbent
Objects described as 'spongy' shouldn't resist pressure and should compress easily.
The sponge cake springs back when you press it because it's spongy.
Pro Tip 1/3Associative Context
Use 'spongy' when the softness enables soaking up liquid, similar to kitchen sponges.
Her new bath mat felt comfortably spongy under her feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Spongy' can suggest a pleasing, soft quality in foods like cakes or bread.
The fresh muffins were so spongy and light.
Pro Tip 3/3Soft and Absorbent
Objects described as 'spongy' shouldn't resist pressure and should compress easily.
The sponge cake springs back when you press it because it's spongy.
Pro Tip 1/3Associative Context
Use 'spongy' when the softness enables soaking up liquid, similar to kitchen sponges.
Her new bath mat felt comfortably spongy under her feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Spongy' can suggest a pleasing, soft quality in foods like cakes or bread.
The fresh muffins were so spongy and light.
Pro Tip 3/3Soft and Absorbent
Objects described as 'spongy' shouldn't resist pressure and should compress easily.
The sponge cake springs back when you press it because it's spongy.
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Why healthy bones are...
Bone actually has three layers. On the outside, there's the periosteum, a tough membrane that covers and protects. Next, there's a thick layer of compact bone, the white, hard, smooth part that most people are familiar with. But inside, there is spongy or trabecular bone, and an inner core filled with bone marrow,
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The Curious Life of a...
So, the wheels that look like they are one monolithic structure of aluminum, they are not. They are about seven sheets of paper of aluminum on the outside shell. But in the middle it's titanium and the titanium is there to give us sort of a spongy, flexer feel. You are going to see us doing some testing.
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How do lungs work? -...
called bronchioles. It's tempting to think of the lungs as huge balloons, but instead of being hollow, they're actually spongy inside, with the bronchioles running throughout the parenchyma tissue. At the end of each bronchiole is a little air sack called an alveolus,
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Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
causes that wood inside to form a spongy material which i think is quite nutritious but that's basically wood that's basically cellulose and cellulose is extremely difficult for any animal to digest unless it has got cellulase in its gut or bacteria to help it digest
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6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
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How do dogs "see" with...
Not terribly interesting. But what she smells, that's a totally different story. And it begins at her wonderfully developed nose. As your dog catches the first hints of fresh air, her nose's moist, spongy outside helps capture any scents the breeze carries.
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How to grow a bone -...
Bone-forming cells replace the cartilage with a spongy mineral lattice made of elements like calcium and phosphate. This lattice gets harder, as osteoblasts, which are specialized bone-forming cells, deposit more mineral, giving bones their strength.
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What are stem cells? -...
is called regenerative medicine. For example, scientists currently use stem cells to treat patients with blood diseases such as leukemia. Leukemia is a form of cancer that affects your bone marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside your bones
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The ingredient in almost...
In both cases, the resulting substance can be used to make spongy foods like tofu or filtered to produce soymilk. And at the industrial scale, these proteins can be used in various ways to help make processed foods.
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Jack Horner: Shape-shifti...
So that's what I do. So if you cut open a little dinosaur, it's very spongy inside, like A. And if you cut into an older dinosaur, it's very massive.
Video examples
Why healthy bones are...
Bone actually has three layers. On the outside, there's the periosteum, a tough membrane that covers and protects. Next, there's a thick layer of compact bone, the white, hard, smooth part that most people are familiar with. But inside, there is spongy or trabecular bone, and an inner core filled with bone marrow,
Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
So, the wheels that look like they are one monolithic structure of aluminum, they are not. They are about seven sheets of paper of aluminum on the outside shell. But in the middle it's titanium and the titanium is there to give us sort of a spongy, flexer feel. You are going to see us doing some testing.
Video examples
How do lungs work? -...
called bronchioles. It's tempting to think of the lungs as huge balloons, but instead of being hollow, they're actually spongy inside, with the bronchioles running throughout the parenchyma tissue. At the end of each bronchiole is a little air sack called an alveolus,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
causes that wood inside to form a spongy material which i think is quite nutritious but that's basically wood that's basically cellulose and cellulose is extremely difficult for any animal to digest unless it has got cellulase in its gut or bacteria to help it digest
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
Video examples
How do dogs "see" with...
Not terribly interesting. But what she smells, that's a totally different story. And it begins at her wonderfully developed nose. As your dog catches the first hints of fresh air, her nose's moist, spongy outside helps capture any scents the breeze carries.
Video examples
How to grow a bone -...
Bone-forming cells replace the cartilage with a spongy mineral lattice made of elements like calcium and phosphate. This lattice gets harder, as osteoblasts, which are specialized bone-forming cells, deposit more mineral, giving bones their strength.
Video examples
What are stem cells? -...
is called regenerative medicine. For example, scientists currently use stem cells to treat patients with blood diseases such as leukemia. Leukemia is a form of cancer that affects your bone marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside your bones
Video examples
The ingredient in almost...
In both cases, the resulting substance can be used to make spongy foods like tofu or filtered to produce soymilk. And at the industrial scale, these proteins can be used in various ways to help make processed foods.
Video examples
Jack Horner: Shape-shifti...
So that's what I do. So if you cut open a little dinosaur, it's very spongy inside, like A. And if you cut into an older dinosaur, it's very massive.
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Helen Keller
American Author
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
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Helen Keller
American Author
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
Example 1 of 1
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