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.
going before another in time or order I'd like to follow up on an antecedent question from another reporter Synonyms previous, anterior, foregoing, former, precedent, preceding, priorRelated Words advance, early, premature; earliest, first, inaugural, initial, maiden, original, pioneer; preexisting; introductory, preliminary; erstwhile, whilomNear ...