sponge down
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If your skin is dry and flaky all over, pour a few handfuls of salt in your bath water and sponge down your entire body. When you’re through, slather on the moisturizer."
- "Painted wallcoverings can be sponged down, of course, but having a wallcovering with a plastic surface makes it more stain-resistant and easier to keep clean."
- "When they awoke they were fed again and sponged down to make sure their fur was clean. At bed-time they were bathed again."
- "When the pack is removed a cold or tepid sponge down should be given and the patient placed in a warm bed."
- "When high fever is present, a sponge down twice a day will add to the patient’s comfort."
- "“And how’s the nurse who can’t tell ’flu from measles?” “As good as the patient who’s scared of a sponge down!”’"