Word: sponger
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spong
er
Definition: A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.
Morphemes:
Affix: sponge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spongia
Language: la
Decoded: spongia
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sponge.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.