sponge

About 2.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
2. noun A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
3. noun The porous material that synthetic washing sponges are made of.
4. noun A heavy drinker.
5. noun A type of light cake.
6. noun A type of steamed pudding.
7. noun A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
8. noun A person who readily absorbs ideas.

Similar words

poriferan parazoan leech grub cadge bum mooch parasite minion chameleon

Often followed by

and cake is or in to bath with rubber

Word family

sponged spongelike sponger spongers sponges sponging