noun🔗ShareA 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."My back pain was getting worse, so I bought a new mattress. "itemmaterialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment"The new housing development used a mattress to support the sloping hillside behind the houses. "architecturepropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket."The teacher's assistant mattress the entire classroom floor with extra blankets for the sleeping bags. "materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
