SPONGE FILTER Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase sponge filter. (close relations)
Definition of SPONGE FILTER
Best Alternative Words for SPONGE FILTER
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absorb | verbv | |||||||
verb • become imbued • take up mentally • take up, as of debts or payments • take in, also metaphorically • cause to become one with • suck or take up or in • devote (oneself) fully to • assimilate or take in • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||||
cleaning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of making something clean | ||||||||
filtration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium • the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter | ||||||||
foam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid • a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture verb • become bubbly or frothy or foaming | ||||||||
porous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • full of pores or vessels or holes adjective satellite • able to absorb fluids • allowing passage in and out | ||||||||
purifier | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an apparatus for removing impurities | ||||||||
soaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a heavy rain • a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | ||||||||
sponge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 • someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies verb • wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten • ask for and get free; be a parasite • erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard • soak up with a sponge • gather sponges, in the ocean |