mattress
/ˈmatrɪs
/noun
1A fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on.His pillow was extremely soft, and the flannel sheets and firm mattresses were almost too comfortable....
- The boys sleep on mattresses and their days are filled with school classes, sport and counselling.
- These little critters are found in mattresses, carpets, soft furniture and bedding.
2 Engineering A flat structure of concrete, brushwood, or other material, used as strengthening or support for foundations, embankments, etc.
Origin
Middle English: via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ 'carpet or cushion', from ṭaraḥa 'to throw'.
The word mattress came via Old French and Italian from Arabic matrah ‘carpet or cushion’, from taraha ‘to throw’.
- jumpiness
- jumping bean
- jumping gene
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- jumping mouse
- jumping-off place
- jumping-off point
- jumping plant louse
- jumping spider
- jump instruction
- jump into bed with
- jump in with both feet
- jump jet
- jump jockey
- jump lead
- jump off
- jump on
- jump on the bandwagon
- jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end
- jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)
- jump out
- jump out of one's skin
- jump ring
- jump rope
- jump seat