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sponge

n. 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

quick study, sponge

n. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"

sponge, poriferan, parazoan

n. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

sponge

v. erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

sponge

v. gather sponges, in the ocean

sponge

v. soak up with a sponge

sponge

v. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

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lackey, flunky, flunkey

n. a male servant (especially a footman)

attendant, attender, attendee, meeter

n. a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

attendant, attender, tender

n. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

hireling, pensionary

n. a person who works only for money

crawler, creeper

n. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

assistant, helper, help, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

leech, bloodsucker, hirudinean

n. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

sponger

n. a workman employed to collect sponges

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

blot

v. dry (ink) with blotting paper

clean, strip

v. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

swab, swob

v. wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"

wash

v. form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

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leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

scapegoat, whipping boy

n. someone who is punished for the errors of others

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