sponge vs scholar

scholar vs sponge

sponge and scholar both are nouns.

sponge is a verb but scholar is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sponge	Yes	No	Yes	No
scholar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scholar is a hypernym of sponge; that is, scholar is a word with a broader meaning than sponge:

sponge: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
scholar: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

Other hypernyms of sponge include assimilator, learner, student.

sponge (noun)	scholar (noun)
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily	a student who holds a scholarship
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

sponge (verb)	scholar (verb)
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
soak up with a sponge
gather sponges, in the ocean
ask for and get free; be a parasite

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