box spring
noun
: a bedspring that consists of spiral springs attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame
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The memory foam mattresses may be placed on a platform bed, box spring, Murphy bed, adjustable bed frame or even on the floor.
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Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Things like reducing clutter, thoroughly cleaning rooms, moving around furniture, encasing mattresses and box springs with special mattress bags and filling cracks can all help get rid of and reduce bedbugs, the health department said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
Lift and look in bed bug hiding spots: the mattress, box spring and other furniture, as well as behind baseboards, pictures and even torn wallpaper.
—The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
It’s made of durable steel to support up to 700 pounds — without a box spring.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
Mattresses and box springs must not be severely damaged, wet, twisted, frozen, soiled or infested with bedbugs, a city statement reads.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The rustic bed frame is made of steel and solid wood to support up to 700 pounds, no box spring needed.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
The program, in conjunction with the Mattress Recycling Council, allows San Diegans to drop off mattresses and box springs at the new collection site, on the east side of the entrance of the landfill on Convoy Street.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Because the daybed is built with a foundation that fits most mattresses, don’t worry about using a box spring.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Things like reducing clutter, thoroughly cleaning rooms, moving around furniture, encasing mattresses and box springs with special mattress bags and filling cracks can all help get rid of and reduce bedbugs, the health department said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
Lift and look in bed bug hiding spots: the mattress, box spring and other furniture, as well as behind baseboards, pictures and even torn wallpaper.
—The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
It’s made of durable steel to support up to 700 pounds — without a box spring.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
Mattresses and box springs must not be severely damaged, wet, twisted, frozen, soiled or infested with bedbugs, a city statement reads.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The rustic bed frame is made of steel and solid wood to support up to 700 pounds, no box spring needed.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
The program, in conjunction with the Mattress Recycling Council, allows San Diegans to drop off mattresses and box springs at the new collection site, on the east side of the entrance of the landfill on Convoy Street.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Because the daybed is built with a foundation that fits most mattresses, don’t worry about using a box spring.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Box spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20spring. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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