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pesusieni — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • loofah noun A rough sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of a gourd, used for scrubbing the skin while bathing.
  • sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.

Senses

pesusieni is used for these senses in English:

  • loofah The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
  • sponge (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
  • sponge (countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
  • sponge (uncountable) The porous material that synthetic washing sponges are made of.

loofah — full definition

  1. noun A rough sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of a gourd, used for scrubbing the skin while bathing.
  2. noun The tropical vine or its long fruit from which such sponges are made.

sponge — full definition

  1. noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
  2. noun A light, airy cake.
  3. noun A person who lives off other people's generosity without giving anything back.
  4. verb To live off, or take advantage of, someone else's money or kindness.

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