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sponge
noun as in moocher
Strongest matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
Across much of the country’s media spectrum, prominent pundits had long been hammering away at “entitlements,” indignantly claiming that welfare recipients, disproportionately people of color, were sponging off government largesse.
Ms Mannings also shared how her mum, Chris Jones, 78, wanted to make the prince a Victoria sponge and some Welsh cakes.
Rather than disappear completely, scientists say reefs will evolve into less diverse ecosystems as they are overtaken by algae, sponges and other simpler organisms better able to withstand hotter oceans.
He is a sponge for information and he argues this association with Red Bull is a continuation of that.
He managed to design structures so stable that they could withstand intense heat or could hold enormous amounts of gas hidden inside their pores, soaking it up like a sponge.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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