Meaning & use
mattress
A large, thick pad, typically filled with springs or foam, used on a bed as a surface to sleep on.
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They bought a new mattress after years of poor sleep on the old one.
The mattress was too firm, so she added a soft topper.
A note on using this word
Whether a mattress is memory foam, spring, or hybrid describes its internal material, an important distinction when shopping for one.
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