Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spongework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sponge-work
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spongy material.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One tubular "pore" is capable of being crawled into and through, so that one emerges again in the passage 16 feet farther along. But there is no other spongework in the entire cavern."

Etymology

From sponge + -work.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sponge

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does spongework mean?: Spongy material.
Where does spongework come from?: From sponge + -work.

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