mattress
a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
a layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing; mat.
a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.
Origin of mattress
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How to use mattress in a sentence
“In the case of Ebola, a blood-splattered mattress may need to be thrown away,” he writes in another section.
She maintains that her mattress-carrying stunt is an “art piece,” not a protest.
Matthew complained about his jail-issued coveralls and the mattress in his cell after he was captured in Texas.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College | Michael Daly | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou tell Hassan to have the Iraqi army soldiers check the mattress.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mother unties the palm staves from the mattress, then takes the nylon ropes and ties the mattress to the boat.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuHave both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe peasant woman went on her way meditating in what old stocking or under what mattress she should hide her two gold pieces.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceMata assisted him to slip down carefully between the mattress and the thin coverlid.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaThen Kari swung his trunk around, pulled down the mattress from his back, and putting it on the ground tried to step on it.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji
British Dictionary definitions for mattress
/ (ˈmætrɪs) /
a large flat pad with a strong cover, filled with straw, foam rubber, etc, and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or as part of a bed
Also called: Dutch mattress a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour
a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing: Sometimes shortened to: mat
a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete
civil engineering another name for blinding (def. 3)
Origin of mattress
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