bedspring
2
2.5
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌsprɪŋ/
:
resorte de cama
- The bedspring supports the mattress and provides comfort for a good night's sleep.
- bedsprings creak
- bedsprings squeak
- the squeaking of bedsprings
Examples
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Sarah pulls the mattress off the bedsprings enough to see what is underneath it.
Fiction book (1995) -
A moment later, there was the distinct sound of the bedsprings.
Fiction book (1990) -
From the other room, we hear the creak of bedsprings and the sounds of bedclothes being torn off.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sheets tangled around them, and the old bedsprings creaked.
Fiction book (1999) -
I could hear the sighs as they settled, my father's hard cough, the squeaking of bedsprings accommodating shifting weight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Alvin hears the bedsprings, the frenetic rhythm of her movement, the repetitive groan of the springs.
Fiction book (1990) -
Two of the ladies unroll the rolled-up mattresses on the bare bedsprings as Vernon enters with an armload of blankets and pillows.
Fiction book (1999) -
After years of use, the old bedspring started to sag and made my back hurt.
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He replaced the damaged bedspring to ensure the mattress would stay properly supported.
Synonyms
5
3.2
A strong cloth frame with springs that supports a mattress
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bedspring is a simple compound of bed and spring. Think of a spring as something that 'jumps' or 'gives' back, so a bedspring is the part under the mattress that bounces and supports it.