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July 12, 2020 Word of the Day
mattress
/
ˈ
mætrəs/
noun
mattress
/
ˈ
mætrəs/
noun
plural
mattresses
Mattress
Definition of MATTRESS
[count]
:
a cloth case that is filled with material and used as a bed
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