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spongelike

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Adj.1.spongelike - easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"
spongy, squishy, squashy
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
2.spongelike - like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
spongy
absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"
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The bottom of the valley was soggy with water, which the thick moss held, spongelike, close to the surface.
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