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spongefuls

spongefuls is the plural of spongeful.

Meaning of spongeful

Noun

spongeful (plural spongefuls)

  1. The amount (of liquid) contained in a sponge
    • "[…] I never thought I would be such a fool," and he began spluttering in the water, and throwing it about him like a wild duck at play. Over and over his head and neck he poured spongeful after spongeful, till the water flowed in streams from every particular pendicle of hair which hung from his...1874, Neil Nathaniel Maclean, Life at a Northern University, page 208

Questions about spongefuls

What is spongefuls the plural of?
Spongefuls is the plural of spongeful.

Words near spongefuls in the dictionary

  1. sponged
  2. sponged down
  3. sponged out
  4. sponged up
  5. spongeful
  6. spongefuls
  7. spongeing
  8. spongeings
  9. spongeless
  10. spongelet
  11. spongelets

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