mattress

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/ˈmætɹɪs/

noun 3verb 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

double, single | comfortable | firm, hard | soft

lumpy, sagging

After sleeping on that lumpy mattress for a week, my back was really sore.

PREP

on a/the ~

My back feels better after sleeping on a new mattress for a week.

under a/the ~

I found my lost keys hidden under the mattress where I had stuffed them months ago.

Definitions

noun

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment

A form of lagging, in particular for boilers.

Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.

The boiler and firebox are lagged with a lightweight Fibreglass mattress.

verb

To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.

A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.

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Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.

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The boiler and firebox are lagged with a lightweight Fibreglass mattress.

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A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.

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Mary raised the mattress in order to change the sheets.

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Tom hid his money under his mattress.

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That mattress needs to be aired out.

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