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BEDSPRING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(usually in the plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bedspring" is a kind of...):

spring (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bedspring"):

box spring (a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth)

Holonyms ("bedspring" is a part of...):

bedframe; bedstead (the framework of a bed)

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