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# acostumbráis
## Spanish
### Verb

acostumbráis
* second-person plural present indicative of acostumbrar
# acostumbrándonos
## Spanish
### Verb

acostumbrándonos
* gerund of acostumbrar combined with nos
# bicurieuses
## French
### Adjective

bicurieuses f pl
* feminine plural of bi-curieux
# spină
## Romanian
### Noun

spină f (plural spine)
* Obsolete form of splină.

#### Declension
### References

* spină in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
# spinösestes
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

spinösestes
* strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular superlative degree of spinös
# spinărel
## Romanian
### Etymology

From spin +‎ -ărel.

### Noun

spinărel m (plural spinărei)
* European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

#### Declension
### References

* spinărel in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
# torvelo
## Finnish
### Etymology

From torvi +‎ -lo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtorʋelo/, [ˈt̪o̞rʋe̞lo̞]
* Rhymes: -orʋelo
* Syllabification: tor‧ve‧lo

### Noun

torvelo (colloquial)
* moron, idiot, fool

#### Declension

Possessive forms of torvelo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :

### Further reading

* “torvelo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
# acrosina
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.kɾoˈzĩ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.kɾoˈzĩ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.kɾoˈzi.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kɾuˈzi.nɐ/

### Noun

acrosina f (uncountable)
* (biochemistry) acrosin (proteolytic enzyme found in acrosomes)

## Spanish
### Noun

acrosina f (plural acrosinas)
* (biochemistry) acrosin (proteolytic enzyme found in acrosomes)
# speculatae
## Latin
### Participle

speculātae
* inflection of speculātus:
** nominative/vocative feminine plural
** genitive/dative feminine singular
# actinoptygian
## English
### Noun

actinoptygian (plural actinoptygians)
* Any sea cucumber of the genus Actinopyga
# acritudine
## Latin
### Noun

ācritūdine
* ablative singular of ācritūdō
# acritolepids
## English
### Noun

acritolepids
* plural of acritolepid

### Anagrams

* piloceratids, prediastolic, tropicalised
# spinnikens
## English
### Noun

spinnikens
* plural of spinniken
# spinning a tale
## English
### Verb

spinning a tale
* present participle and gerund of spin a tale
# spinning bike
## English
### Noun

spinning bike (plural spinning bikes)
* Synonym of exercise bicycle
# spicciolante
## Italian
### Participle

spicciolante (plural spicciolanti)
* present participle of spicciolare
# toont aan
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

toont aan
* inflection of aantonen:
** second/third-person singular present indicative
** (archaic) plural imperative

### Anagrams

* aantoont
# towers of Babel
## English
### Noun

towers of Babel
* plural of tower of Babel
# towerman
## English
### Etymology

From tower +‎ man.

### Noun

towerman (plural towermen)
* (rail transport, US) a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.

### References

* “towerman”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
# tossireu
## Catalan
### Verb

tossireu
* second-person plural future indicative of tossir
# tossirete
## Italian
### Verb

tossirete
* second-person plural future of tossire

### Anagrams

* Tessitore, osteresti, tessitore, toseresti
# bidous
## French
### Noun

bidous m
* plural of bidou
# bidouillées
## French
### Participle

bidouillées f pl
* feminine plural of bidouillé
# speelden
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

speelden
* inflection of spelen:
** plural past indicative
** (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

### Anagrams

* spelende
# speeldoos
## Dutch
### Etymology

Compound of spelen +‎ doos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspeːl.doːs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: speel‧doos

### Noun

speeldoos f (plural speeldozen, diminutive speeldoosje n)
* musical box
    Synonym: muziekdoos
# spitaalinen
## Finnish
### Etymology

spitaali +‎ -inen

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspitɑːlinen/, [ˈs̠pit̪ɑ̝ːˌline̞n]
* Rhymes: -inen
* Syllabification: spi‧taa‧li‧nen

### Adjective

spitaalinen (comparative spitaalisempi, superlative spitaalisin)
* leprotic, leprous

#### Declension

Possessive forms of spitaalinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :

### Further reading

* “spitaalinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
# totgeboren
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

totgeboren (strong nominative masculine singular totgeborener, not comparable)
* stillborn
# totemistischen
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

totemistischen
* inflection of totemistisch:
** strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
** weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
** strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
** strong dative plural
** weak/mixed all-case plural
# totemistisches
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

totemistisches
* strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular of totemistisch
# totemistische
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

totemistische
* inflection of totemistisch:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
# bilordie
## Asturian
### Verb

bilordie
* first/third-person singular present subjunctive of bilordiar
# acuchillábamos
## Spanish
### Verb

acuchillábamos
* first-person plural imperfect indicative of acuchillar
# act psychology
## English
### Noun

act psychology (uncountable)
* (psychology) A behavioral approach to psychological study with a focus on studying and inferring from actions rather than by studying through reflection or introspection.

#### Synonyms

* intentionalism

#### Antonyms

* content psychology
# act of independent significance
## English
### Noun

act of independent significance (plural acts of independent significance)
* (law) A doctrine in the law of wills under which a testator may effectively change the disposition of his property without changing the text of the will, so long as the acts or events changing the disposition have some significance other than avoiding the requirements of the will.
# act of war
## English
### Noun

act of war (plural acts of war)
* (military) An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace.
* (military) An action taken by military forces as part of a war.

#### See also

* casus belli
* declaration of war
* state of war
# acuponcturer
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ky.pɔ̃k.ty.ʁe/

### Verb

acuponcturer
* post-1990 spelling of acupuncturer

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “acuponcturer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
# acupressed
## English
### Verb

acupressed
* simple past and past participle of acupress
# topazolites
## English
### Noun

topazolites
* plural of topazolite
# topazorum
## Latin
### Noun

topazōrum
* genitive plural of topazos
# townscaper
## English
### Noun

townscaper (plural townscapers)
* One who townscapes; a town planner.
# townsendii
## Translingual
### Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Townsend.

### Adjective

townsendii
* Townsend (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Townsend's ..."
# bijvakken
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bijvakken
* plural of bijvak
# bijvak
## Dutch
### Etymology

From bij +‎ vak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛi̯.vɑk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bij‧vak

### Noun

bijvak n (plural bijvakken, diminutive bijvakje n)
* a minor subject (at a tertiary institution)

#### Derived terms

* bijvakker
* bijvakstudent

#### Related terms

* hoofdvak
# spleniti
## Italian
### Noun

spleniti f
* plural of splenite
# spodesterebbe
## Italian
### Verb

spodesterebbe
* third-person singular conditional of spodestare
# bimbodom
## English
### Etymology

From bimbo +‎ -dom.

### Noun

bimbodom (uncountable)
* The realm or sphere of bimbos.
# bingoblokk
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Compound of bingo +‎ blokk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪŋuˈblɔkː/
* (north-western Telemark dialects) IPA: /ˈbɪŋuˈblœkː/ (masculine gender)

### Noun

bingoblokk f (definite singular bingoblokka, indefinite plural bingoblokker, definite plural bingoblokkene)
bingoblokk m (definite singular bingoblokken, indefinite plural bingoblokkar, definite plural bingoblokkane)
* a bingo card
# aculturando
## Spanish
### Verb

aculturando
* gerund of aculturar
# biosorb
## English
### Etymology

From bio- +‎ sorb.

### Verb

biosorb (third-person singular simple present biosorbs, present participle biosorbing, simple past and past participle biosorbed)
* To adsorb biologically
# biosolvent
## English
### Etymology

From bio- +‎ solvent.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

biosolvent (plural biosolvents)
* Any solvent manufactured via a biochemical process
* A biodegradable solvent
* A solvent that can be safely used to remove contamination from a living organism
# acutivalves
## Latin
### Adjective

acūtivalvēs
* nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of acūtivalvis
# acutissimus
## Latin
### Adjective

acūtissimus (feminine acūtissima, neuter acūtissimum); first/second declension
* superlative degree of acūtus

#### Declension

First/second-declension adjective.
# toy drives
## English
### Noun

toy drives
* plural of toy drive
# toy lines
## English
### Noun

toy lines
* plural of toy line

### Anagrams

* lyonsite, soitenly
# tours du poteau
## French
### Noun

tours du poteau m
* plural of tour du poteau
# bikés
## French
### Verb

bikés
* masculine plural of biké
# sporotrichotic
## English
### Adjective

sporotrichotic (not comparable)
* Relating to sporotrichosis
# trabalzano
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /traˈbal.t͡sa.no/
* Rhymes: -altsano
* Hyphenation: tra‧bàl‧za‧no

### Verb

trabalzano
* third-person plural present indicative of trabalzare
# trabamos
## Galician
### Verb

trabamos
* first-person plural present/preterite indicative of trabar

## Spanish
### Verb

trabamos
* first-person plural present/preterite indicative of trabar
# traban
## Galician
### Verb

traban
* third-person plural present indicative of trabar

## Spanish
### Verb

traban
* third-person plural present indicative of trabar
# trabalzo
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /traˈbal.t͡so/
* Rhymes: -altso
* Hyphenation: tra‧bàl‧zo

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from trabalzare +‎ -o.

#### Noun

trabalzo m (plural trabalzi)
* jolt, bounce

##### Derived terms

* trabalzone

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

trabalzo
* first-person singular present indicative of trabalzare

### Further reading

* trabalzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
# totlacahuan
## Classical Nahuatl
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [to.t͡ɬaːˈká.waːn]

### Noun

totlācahuān (animate)
* first-person plural possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) our slaves.
# totiviruses
## English
### Noun

totiviruses
* plural of totivirus
# binanta
## Blagar
### Noun

binanta
* animal

### References

* The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
* Wycliffe Bible Translators, Pura Alkitab
# binaning
## Maguindanao
### Noun

binaning
* yellow (color)

### Adjective

binaning
* yellow

#### Derived terms

* binaning puti (“light yellow”)
# binangles
## English
### Noun

binangles
* plural of binangle

### Anagrams

* enablings
# sporocystic
## English
### Etymology

From sporocyst +‎ -ic.

### Adjective

sporocystic (not comparable)
* Relating to sporocysts.
# acuñaran
## Spanish
### Verb

acuñaran
* third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of acuñar
# acuñaras
## Spanish
### Verb

acuñaras
* second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of acuñar
# bipolarities
## English
### Noun

bipolarities
* plural of bipolarity
# bipartivamo
## Italian
### Verb

bipartivamo
* first-person plural imperfect indicative of bipartire
# adandó
## Hungarian
### Etymology

ad (“to give”) +‎ -andó (future-participle suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒdɒndoː]
* Hyphenation: adan‧dó
* Rhymes: -doː

### Participle

adandó
* future participle of ad

### Adjective

adandó (not comparable)
* (usually of an opportunity) …… to arise (that which is expected to arise)
    adandó alkalommal ― when the opportunity arises (literally, “at the opportunity to arise”)
    az első adandó alkalommal ― at the first opportunity, at one’s earliest convenience (literally, “at the first opportunity to arise”)

#### Declension
### See also

* adódó (“arising”, “that which arises”, from the verb adódik (“to arise”), with a similar meaning, but less common in the above phrase)

### Further reading

* adandó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* adandó in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
# binóculo
## Galician
### Noun

binóculo m (plural binóculos)
* binoculars
    Synonym: prismáticos

#### Usage notes

* Used in the plural form with the same meaning.

### Further reading

* “binóculo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biˈnɔ.ku.lu/
* Hyphenation: bi‧nó‧cu‧lo

### Noun

binóculo m (plural binóculos)
* binoculars (hand-held device for looking at a distance)

#### Usage notes

* Used in the plural form with the same meaning.

### Further reading

* “binóculo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
* “binóculo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “binóculo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biˈnokulo/ [biˈno.ku.lo]
* Rhymes: -okulo
* Syllabification: bi‧nó‧cu‧lo

### Noun

binóculo m (plural binóculos)
* (usually in the plural) binoculars

### Further reading

* “binóculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
# binó
## Spanish
### Verb

binó
* third-person singular preterite indicative of binar
# binôme
## French
### Etymology

From bi- +‎ -nôme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bi.nom/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

binôme m (plural binômes)
* (algebra) binomial
* (biology, taxonomy) binomial name
* pair (group of two people)
    Je travaille en binôme avec lui. ― I work in pairs with him.
    Nous travaillons en binôme. ― We work in pairs.
* (by extension) partner, teammate
    Synonyms: coéquipier, condisciple
    La production est réalisée par son binôme. ― The production is carried out by his partner.

### Further reading

* “binôme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
# trafikkorkene
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

trafikkorkene m
* definite singular of trafikkork
# trafikkonerna
## Swedish
### Noun

trafikkonerna
* definite plural of trafikkon
# acvacultură
## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French aquaculture.

### Noun

acvacultură f (uncountable)
* aquaculture
# acușor
## Romanian
### Etymology

From ac +‎ -ușor.

### Noun

acușor n (plural acușoare)
* diminutive of ac; small needle
# spikmatta
## Swedish
### Etymology

spik +‎ matta

### Noun

spikmatta c
* bed of nails
* spike strip

#### Declension
### References

* spikmatta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* spikmatta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* spikmatta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
# tornedalsfinskans
## Swedish
### Noun

tornedalsfinskans
* definite genitive singular of tornedalsfinska
# torneava
## Portuguese
### Verb

torneava
* first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tornear
# touillai
## French
### Verb

touillai
* first-person singular past historic of touiller

### Anagrams

* ouillait
# bindende
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bindende
* inflection of bindend:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

bindende
* present participle of binde
# bindene
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* binda

### Noun

bindene n
* definite plural of bind
# bindenden
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bindenden
* inflection of bindend:
** strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
** weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
** strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
** strong dative plural
** weak/mixed all-case plural
# bindendes
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bindendes
* strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular of bindend
# ad feminam
## English
### Etymology

Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem.

### Adjective

ad feminam (not comparable)
* Related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.

### Adverb

ad feminam (not comparable)
* In a manner that attacks a woman in a sexist manner instead of her argument.

### Noun

ad feminam (plural ad feminams)
* An invalid response to an argument by deploying a sexist attack against the woman who made it.

#### Hypernyms

* ad hominem
# ad gangen
## Danish
### Adverb

ad gangen
* at a time
# adararant
## Latin
### Verb

adarārant
* third-person plural pluperfect active indicative of adarō
# adararemus
## Latin
### Verb

adarārēmus
* first-person plural imperfect active subjunctive of adarō
# adado
## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀅𑀤𑀤𑁄 (Brahmi script)
* अददो (Devanagari script)
* অদদো (Bengali script)
* අදදො (Sinhalese script)
* အဒဒေါ or ဢၻၻေႃ (Burmese script)
* อทโท or อะทะโท (Thai script)
* ᩋᨴᨴᩮᩤ (Tai Tham script)
* ອທໂທ or ອະທະໂທ (Lao script)
* អទទោ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄘𑄘𑄮 (Chakma script)

### Verb

adado
* second-person singular imperfect active of dadāti (“to give”)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to act alone”) +‎ dó (“to settle”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.dá.dó/

### Noun

àdádó
* isolation, remote area
* one who is isolated
# biraha
## Cebuano
### Etymology

bira +‎ -ha

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: bi‧ra‧ha

### Verb

biraha
* imperative of bira
# splenocytic
## English
### Etymology

From splenocyte +‎ -ic.

### Adjective

splenocytic (not comparable)
* Relating to splenocytes.

### Anagrams

* cyclone pits
# add to the list
## English
### Verb

add to the list (third-person singular simple present adds to the list, present participle adding to the list, simple past and past participle added to the list)
* (transitive, slang, dated, horse racing) To geld (a horse).
    Sabinus has been added to the list.
* Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add,‎ list.
* (transitive) To consider as an additional example to an expansive list.
** 2014 April 11, “Brice honored for pioneering progress in Phoenix”, in LISC‎:She’s a persuasive partner. She understands what communities need because she listens to the people who live there. She drives impact. They can now add "Lifetime Achievement Award winner" to the list.

#### References

* John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
# sprengge
## Alemannic German
### Etymology

From Middle High German sprengen, from Old High German sprengen, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną. Cognate with German sprengen, Dutch sprengen, English springe, Swedish spränga.

### Verb

sprengge
* (Uri) to burst, blow up

### References

* Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 59.
# sprenger
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

sprenger
* present of sprenge

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

sprenger
* present of sprenga
# tourniquais
## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: tourniquaient, tourniquait

### Verb

tourniquais
* first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of tourniquer
# trachodontid
## English
### Noun

trachodontid (plural trachodontids)
* (zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Trachodontidae, a synonym of the Hadrosauridae.
# spreid
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

### Verb

spreid
* inflection of spreiden:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative
# spreidd
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Participle

spreidd
* past participle of spreia
* past participle of spreia
# biocentrique
## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Adjective

biocentrique (plural biocentriques)
* biocentric
# biocenotico
## Italian
### Etymology

From bio- +‎ cenotico.

### Adjective

biocenotico (feminine biocenotica, masculine plural biocenotici, feminine plural biocenotiche)
* biocenotic

#### Related terms

* biocenosi
# biocentres
## English
### Noun

biocentres
* plural of biocentre

### Anagrams

* cesbronite
# biocentre
## English
### Alternative forms

* biocenter

### Etymology

From bio- +‎ centre.

### Noun

biocentre (plural biocentres)
* (biology) Any of a number of institutions, often attached to a university, that are centres for biotechnology research and development
# addebbiavi
## Italian
### Verb

addebbiavi
* second-person singular imperfect indicative of addebbiare
# biribissi
## Italian
### Noun

biribissi m (invariable)
* a game of chance using numbered counters
* top (toy)
# birichinamente
## Italian
### Etymology

From birichino +‎ -mente.

### Adverb

birichinamente
* mischievously, impishly
* slyly
# springata
## Ido
### Verb

springata
* present passive participle of springar
# sponginess
## English
### Etymology

From spongy +‎ -ness.

### Noun

sponginess (uncountable)
* The property of being spongy.
** 1934 February, G. W. Tripp, “How Nature Harasses the Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 79:Actually the job was almost the despair of those early pioneers, for the surface was a "quaking morass," the surrounding district was undrained, and no sooner than soil was deposited than it was swallowed up, with no apparent effect, for the sponginess of the land remained unaltered.
# sponging
## English
### Verb

sponging
* present participle and gerund of sponge
** 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!

### Noun

sponging (plural spongings)
* The application of a sponge.
** 1815, William Shearman, New Medical and Physical Journal:I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation.

#### Related terms

* sponging-house
# sponging-house
## English
### Noun

sponging-house (plural sponging-houses)
* (historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.
** 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, section VI:she perswaded the Creditors to send Two Bayliffs, who carry'd me to a Spunging-House in a very weak Condition […]