spongelike
Full of holes
Spongelike describes something resembling a sponge—porous, absorbent, or soft and compressible: spongelike tissue, a spongelike texture that soaks up liquid.
The word applies to materials, surfaces, or structures with many small holes or cavities, or to anything that absorbs readily: His spongelike memory retained every detail.
Soft and easily compressed
- springyAble to rebound
- cushionySoft and yielding
- bouncyTends to rebound
- resilientAble to recover quickly
squeezable · foamy · soft · yielding · rebounding · plush · padded · buoyant
Allowing passage of fluids
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- soakSaturate with liquid
- permeableAllowing substances through
imbibe · blot · drench · permeate · wicking · absorbency · capillary · osmosis
Having many openings
- cellularComposed of small units
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
vesicular · reticulate · pitted · cavernous · fenestrated · aerated · riddled · trabecular
squishy
Soft and easily compressed
resilient · squeezable · foamy · soft · yielding · rebounding · plush · padded · buoyant · giving
porous
Allowing passage of fluids
permeable · imbibe · blot · drench · permeate · wicking · absorbency · capillary · osmosis · thirsty
holey
Having many openings
- cellularComposed of small units
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
latticed · vesicular · reticulate · pitted · cavernous · fenestrated · aerated · riddled · trabecular
spongelikenonabsorbent
Resistant to soaking
waterproof · impermeable · water-repellent · hydrophobic · moisture-resistant
spongelikeimpermeable
Cannot be penetrated
nonporous · impervious · sealed · airtight · watertight
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