noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "My back pain was getting worse, so I bought a new mattress. " item material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment Examples : "The new housing development used a mattress to support the sloping hillside behind the houses. " architecture property building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket. Examples : "The teacher's assistant mattress the entire classroom floor with extra blankets for the sleeping bags. " material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading