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mattress

DEFINITIONS OF: mattress

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n 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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air mattress
a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use
feather bed, featherbed
a mattress stuffed with feathers
futon
mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
paillasse, palliasse
mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
pallet
a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed
spring mattress
a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame
tick
a light mattress
Lilo
a type of inflatable air mattress
Type of:
pad
a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
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