Mattress
Meaning
A fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on.
Pronunciation
UK ˈmætrəs
US ˈmætrəs
Example Sentences
- From locked legs to half-working brains, ten creatures have evolved positions that would give any mattress company an existential crisis.
- Chimpanzees weave an entirely new leaf mattress every evening, an act of bedtime craftsmanship our own species has mostly abandoned.
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