MATTRESS meaning: Sleeping surface for comfort, support

We found 33 dictionaries that define the word mattress:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

mattress: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mattress: Merriam-Webster
mattress: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
mattress: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
mattress: Collins English Dictionary
mattress: Vocabulary.com
Mattress, mattress: Wordnik
mattress: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
mattress: Wiktionary
mattress: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
mattress: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
mattress: Infoplease Dictionary
Mattress, mattress: Dictionary.com
mattress: Online Etymology Dictionary
mattress: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Mattress (Glee), Mattress (rocket), Mattress, The Mattress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Mattress: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
mattress: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
mattress: Rhymezone
mattress: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
mattress: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
mattress: FreeDictionary.org
mattress: Mnemonic Dictionary
mattress: TheFreeDictionary.com
mattress: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

mattress: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)

mattress: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
mattress: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ 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.
▸ noun:  A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
▸ noun:  A form of lagging, in particular for boilers.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.

Opposite:

futon, couch, sofa, bed

Types:

memory foam, innerspring, latex, hybrid, airbed, waterbed, pillow-top, adjustable, more...

Phrases:

air mattress, mattress suture, mattress cover, mattress pad, mattress covers, more...

Adjectives:

thin, firm, soft, old, hard, new, bare, lumpy, thick, comfortable, dirty

Colors:

white, beige, cream, gray, light blue, more...

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