BOX SPRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does box spring mean? 

• BOX SPRING (noun)
  The noun BOX SPRING has 1 sense:

1. a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth

  Familiarity information: BOX SPRING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOX SPRING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("box spring" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Use a protective cover that encases mattresses and box springs.

(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)

By the time her mattress and box spring were delivered, Mercury was direct—and it arrived in perfect shape.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

My daughter who lives in Los Angeles needed a new mattress and box spring, and I said I would give her that for her birthday.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

To get rid of bedbugs: • Wash and dry bedding and clothing at high temperatures. • Use mattress, box spring, and pillow encasements to trap bedbugs and help detect infestations. • Use pesticides if needed.

(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)