The Clue
Freeloads (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SPONGES
Tags
Notes
The answer SPONGES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Freeloaders
Definition
SPONGE as a noun:
1. a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
2. (quick study, sponge) = someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
3. (leech, parasite, sponge, sponger) = a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
4. (sponge, poriferan, parazoan) = primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
SPONGE as a verb:
1. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
2. (mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge) = ask for and get free; be a parasite
3. erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
4. soak up with a sponge
5. gather sponges, in the ocean