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  • 61sponge — [[t]spʌ̱nʤ[/t]] sponges, sponging, sponged 1) N COUNT Sponge is a very light soft substance with lots of little holes in it, which can be either artificial or natural. It is used to clean things or as a soft layer. ...a sponge mattress. 2) N… …

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  • 62sponge — sponge1 [spʌndʒ] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: spongia, from Greek] 1.) [U and C] a piece of a soft natural or artificial substance full of small holes, which can suck up liquid and is used for washing 2.) a simple sea creature from which… …

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  • 63sponge — noun 1》 a sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body supported by a framework of fibres or spicules. [Phylum Porifera.] 2》 a piece of a soft, light, porous absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of a sponge… …

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  • 64cake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ home made ▪ moist, rich, sticky (esp. BrE) ▪ a rich, moist fruit cake ▪ almond, carr …

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  • 65cake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. harden; consolidate, cohere; thicken, congeal, condense. See coherence. n. mass, brick, block, floe; torte. See density, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A flattish, compact mass] Syn. cube, bar, block …

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  • 66cake makeup — noun : a tinted cosmetic base usually in semimoist cake form used as a foundation for face powder * * * face makeup in the form of a cake, usually applied with a damp sponge …

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  • 67cake makeup — face makeup in the form of a cake, usually applied with a damp sponge. * * * …

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  • 68Opera cake — Dalloyau Opera Cake. Opera Cake is a type of French cake. It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as Joconde in French) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze. According… …

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  • 69Madeira cake — noun a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine • Syn: ↑Madeira sponge • Hypernyms: ↑sponge cake * * * Madeira cake noun A plain, rich sponge cake • • • Main Entry: ↑Madeira * * * …

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  • 70Frog cake — The Frog cake is a dessert in the shape of a frog s head, composed of sponge cake and cream covered with fondant. It was created by the Balfours bakery in 1922, and soon became a popular treat in South Australia. Originally frog cakes were… …

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