While the average size of a mattress used to be 6 inches, maybe 8 inches if it was plush, now innerspring mattresses routinely clock in at 12 - 14 inches-some even more.
Another word for original. adjective. Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, maiden, pioneer, primary, prime, primordial. See start. Arising from or going to the root or source: basal, basic, foundational, fundamental, primary, radical, underlying.
Noun. 1. abbreviation-a shortened form of a word or phrase. descriptor, form, signifier, word form-the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached.. a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, NW for Northwest, ab. for about, ft. for foot, or lb. for pound. 2. an act or result of abbreviating; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment.