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1 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) σπόγγος2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) σφουγγάρι3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) ελαφρό κέικ4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) σφούγγισμα2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) σφουγγίζω2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) ζω σε βάρος(άλλου)/κάνω τράκα•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
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2 Sponge
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sponge
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3 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) παντεσπάνι,ελαφρό κέικ -
4 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) παντεσπάνι,ελαφρό κέικ -
5 Mop
subs.Broom: Ar. κόρημα, τό.——————v. trans.Sponge: Ar. and P. σπογγίζειν.Wipe: Ar. and P. ἀπομάσσειν, Ar. περιψῆν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mop
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6 baking powder
(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) μπέικιν πάουντερ -
7 foam rubber
(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) αφρώδες ελαστικό, αφρολέξ -
8 mooch
[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) χαζεύω,περιφέρομαι άσκοπα2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) αρπάζω,σουφρώνω,βουτώ -
9 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) πατσαβούρα,σφουγγαρίστρα2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) τσουλούφι, τζίβα3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) σφουγγάρισμα2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) σφουγγαρίζω2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) σφουγγίζω, σκουπίζω•- mop up -
10 pudding
['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) πουτίγκα2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) επιδόρπιο -
11 spongy
adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) σπογγώδης -
12 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) ασήμαντο πράγμα, μικρολεπτομέρεια / πενταροδεκάρες2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) δροσερό γλύκισμα•- trifling -
13 Blot
subs.P. and V. κηλίς, ἡ.Blemish: P. and V. κηλίς, ἡ, P. αἶσχος, τό, ἁμάρτημα, τό.Disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνη, ἡ, ὄνειδος, τό.——————v. trans.lit. or met., P. and V. μιαίνειν, V. χραίνειν.Disgrace: αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνειν, V. κηλιδοῦν, P. καταρρυπαίνειν.Blot out, exterminate: lit., P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν, met., P. and V. ἀφανίζειν, ἐξαλείφειν, καθαιρεῖν; see Destroy.A wet sponge blots out the picture: V. ὑγρώσσων σπόγγος ὤλεσεν γραφήν (Æsch., Ag. 1329).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Blot
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14 Scrub
v. trans.——————subs.Ar. and P. τὸ δασύ (Xen.).Thicket: Ar. and V. λόχμη, ἡ.Bush: P. and V. θάμνος, ὁ.Brushwood: P. and V. ὕλη, ἡ.Covered with scrub, brushwood, adj.: Ar. and P. δασύς (Thuc. 4, 29), P. λοχμώδης (Thuc. 3, 107).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scrub
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15 Wipe
v. trans.Ar. and P. ἀπομάσσειν, Ar. περιψῆν.Wipe one's nose: P. and V. ἀπομύσσειν (Plat., and Eur., Cycl. 562; also mid. in Ar.).Wipe away: Ar. also V. ἀποψῆν, ἐξομοργνύναι (or mid.), Ar. ἀπομόργνυσθαι, V. ἐκμάσσειν; met., see wipe out.Wipe out a disgrace from another: P. ἀπολύειν.Wipe out a disgrace from oneself: P. ἀπολύεσθαι.I will wipe out from my life the dishonour that awaits one: V. δύσκλειαν ἣ μένει μʼ ἀπώσομαι βίου (Eur., H. F. 1152).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wipe
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Sponge — (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sponge — [spunj] n. [ME < OE < L spongia < Gr spongia, spongos] 1. any of a phylum (Porifera) of simple, aquatic, sessile animals having a porous structure and a tough, often siliceous or calcareous, skeleton 2. the elastic skeleton, or a piece… … English World dictionary
Sponge — Sponge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sponged} (sp[u^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sponging} (sp[u^]n j[i^]ng).] 1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wipe out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sponge — sponge, sponger *parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech … New Dictionary of Synonyms