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spong

spong noun: a long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

Noun

spong (plural spongs)

  1. (obsolete) A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

Proper noun capitalized: Spong

Spong (plural Spongs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of spong

Noun
pluralspongs
Proper noun
pluralSpongs

Origin of spong

Probably Norwegian.

Various origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).

Questions about spong

What does spong mean?
Spong means a long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.
What part of speech is spong?
Spong can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of spong?
The plural of spong is spongs.

Words near spong in the dictionary

  1. spondylotherapy
  2. spondylothoracic
  3. spondylotic
  4. spondylous
  5. spondyls
  6. spong
  7. sponge
  8. sponge bag
  9. sponge bags
  10. sponge ball
  11. sponge bath

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