A sponge, made from any material, that is used for cleaning the body while bathing.
A commercially used species of sponge (porifer, invertebrate of the phylum Porifera) found throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Spongia officinalis.
One who uses a sponge.
A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.
A parasitic hanger-on.
A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.