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61rinsing — Synonyms and related words: ablution, affusion, aspergation, aspersion, baptism, bath, bathing, bedewing, bones, chaff, cleaning out, culm, dampening, damping, deadwood, deluge, dewing, dishwater, douche, douching, draff, dregs, drowning, dust,… …
62removal — n 1. taking off, shedding, casting off, throwing off, dropping; throwing overboard, jettison; divestiture, stripping, uncovering, exposing, baring; undressing, unclothing, undraping, disrobing; exfoliation, Pathol. desquamation, peeling off,… …
63sponge — 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… …
64sponge — n. & v. n. 1 any aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera, with pores in its body wall and a rigid internal skeleton. 2 a the skeleton of a sponge, esp. the soft light elastic absorbent kind used in bathing, cleansing surfaces, etc. b a piece of… …
65sponge off — verb clean with a sponge, by rubbing (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑sponge down • Hypernyms: ↑rub • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈsponge off [transitive] …
