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box-spring

box-spring is the alternative spelling of box spring.

Meaning of box spring

Noun

box spring (plural box springs)

  1. A box-shaped frame into which is a set of spiral springs, upon which rests a bed mattress.
    Synonyms:
    divan bed

Forms of box-spring

pluralbox-springs

Questions about box-spring

What is box-spring the alternative spelling of?
Box-spring is the alternative spelling of box spring.

Words near box-spring in the dictionary

  1. box-office bombs
  2. box-offices
  3. box-sealing tape
  4. box-sealing tapes
  5. box-shaped
  6. box-spring
  7. box-springs
  8. box-standard
  9. box-standards
  10. box-ticking
  11. box-to-box midfielder

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