Synonyms of the word

parazoan

• n. (zoology) Any sponge (of the subkingdom Parazoa).

invertebrate

• n. An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
• n. (informal) A spineless person; a coward.
• adj. Lacking a backbone.

poriferan

• n. (zoology) Any sponge of the phylum Porifera.

sponge

• n. (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton…
• n. (countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often…
• n. (uncountable) A porous material such as sponges consist of.
• n. (informal) A heavy drinker.
• n. (countable, uncountable) A type of light cake; sponge cake.
• n. (countable, uncountable, Britain) A type of steamed pudding.
• n. (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak…
• n. (countable) A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
• n. Any spongelike substance.
• n. A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered…
• n. The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.
• v. (transitive) To get by imposition; to scrounge.
• v. (transitive) To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.
• v. To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.
• v. To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.
• v. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
• v. (intransitive) To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.