mattress

Definition of Mattress in English :

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Noun

1. mattress

a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

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Mattress

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noun

1.

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

2. Also called: Dutch mattress

a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour

3.

a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing

. Sometimes shortened to: mat

4.

a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete

5. civil engineering another name for blinding (sense 3)

Mattress

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noun

1.

a.

a casing of strong fabric filled with cotton, hair, foam rubber, etc., usually containing coiled springs, often quilted or tufted at intervals, and used on or as a bed

b.

an inflatable pad used in the same way

: in full air mattress

2.

a mass or mat of interwoven brushwood, poles, etc. used to protect an embankment or dike from erosion, etc.

Mattress

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n.

1.

a. A usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of coiled springs, used as or on a bed.

b. An airtight inflatable pad used as or on a bed or as a cushion.

2. A closely woven mat of brush and poles used to protect an embankment, a dike, or a dam from erosion.

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