No. 4,576 in German
schwamm
"Schwamm" means "sponge" in English.
In a sentence
Ich reinigte das Fenster mit einem Schwamm.
I cleaned the window with a sponge.
Here, 'Schwamm' refers to a tool used for cleaning or absorbing liquid.
Der Schwamm im Meer ist ein Tier.
The sponge in the sea is an animal.
In this sentence, 'Schwamm' denotes the marine organism, a sponge.
Im Gehirn gibt es Gewebe, das wie ein Schwamm funktioniert.
In the brain, there is tissue that functions like a sponge.
Here, 'Schwamm' is used metaphorically to describe something that absorbs or behaves like a sponge.
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