2. subst. (obsolete, or regional) fungus, mushroom, toadstool
3. subst. (disease) morbid growth
4. subst. dry rot
Übersetzungen für Schwamm und ihre Definitionen
sponge
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Schwamm, ein Putzutensil
[1] I clean my kitchen with a green sponge.
Ich putze meine Küche mit einem grünen Schwamm.
sponge
1. subst. Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
2. subst. A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
3. subst. A porous material such as sponges consist of.
4. subst. (informal) A heavy drinker.
5. subst. A type of light cake.
6. subst. (British) A type of steamed pudding.
7. subst. (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
8. subst. A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
9. subst. Any sponge-like substance.
10. subst. (baking) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven.
11. subst. Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
12. subst. Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
13. subst. A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.
14. subst. The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel.
15. v. (intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.
He has been sponging off his friends for a month now.
16. v. To get by imposition; to scrounge.
to sponge a breakfast
17. v. To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.
18. v. To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.
19. v. To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.
20. v. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
21. v. (intransitive, baking) To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.
dry rot
dry rot
1. subst. The crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
1836 They are, for the most part, low-roofed, mouldy rooms, where innumerable rolls of parchment, which have been perspiring in secret for the last century, send forth an agreeable odour, which
2. subst. (figurative) Any progression of decay, corruption, or obsolescence.
1952 Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. Hosea 5:12, RSV
1919 But the victims of moral dry rot held up their hands in rebuke and one of the city judges wept metaphorical tears of chagrin that the Police should engage in the awful crime of enticing a
3. subst. (plant disease) A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes.
