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  • 31sponge — I UK [spʌndʒ] / US noun Word forms sponge : singular sponge plural sponges 1) a) [countable] a piece of a soft artificial or natural substance that is used for taking liquid into itself, for cleaning things, or for washing yourself b) a sea… …

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  • 32cake — Synonyms and related words: Boston cream pie, angel cake, angel food cake, baked Alaska, bar, block, body, bun, candy, cheesecake, chocolate cake, chunk, clabber, clot, clump, cluster, coagulate, coffee cake, concrete, concretion, condense,… …

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  • 33sponge — 1. noun /spʌndʒ/ a) Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. b) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of… …

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  • 34sponge — [spʌndʒ] noun I 1) [C] a piece of a soft substance that takes in water easily and that is used for cleaning things or for washing yourself 2) [C/U] British a sponge cake II verb [T] sponge [spʌndʒ] to wash someone or something with a sponge •… …

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  • 35cake — 1. торт; кекс; пирог sponge cake бисквит, бисквитный торт, бисквитное пирожное chiffon cake кекс из взбитого теста на растительном масле Dundee cake кекс с изюмом, цукатами, орехами и пряностями yellow cake бисквитный кекс на яйцах или яичном… …

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  • 36cake — 1. noun 1) cakes from the bakery Syn: cupcake, sponge cake, angel food cake, layer cake, fruitcake, gingerbread, shortcake 2) a cake of soap Syn: bar, block, brick, slab, table …

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  • 37sponge finger — noun chiefly Britain : ladyfinger 2 * * * sponge finger noun A finger shaped sponge cake • • • Main Entry: ↑sponge …

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  • 38cake — 1. noun /keɪk/ a) A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.<!encyclopedic info, and definitions of other words! A gâteau or sponge cake includes a chemical leavening… …

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  • 39sponge sandwich — /ˈspʌndʒ sænwɪtʃ/ (say spunj sanwich) noun a sponge cake split horizontally and filled with jam, cream, etc …

  • 40sponge — ► NOUN 1) an aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body. 2) a piece of a light, absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of a sponge but now usually made of synthetic material, used for washing, as padding, etc. 3) a… …

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