S: (n) sponge (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)
S: (n) quick study, sponge (someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily) "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
S: (n) leech, parasite, sponge, sponger (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)
S: (n) sponge, poriferan, parazoan (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies)
Verb
S: (v) sponge (wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten)
S: (n) pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart) "he could feel the beat of her heart"