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Definition of "queen-size" []

  • Extra large in size: queen-size pantyhose. (adjective)
  • Measuring about 60 inches by 80 inches (1.5 meters by 2.0 meters). Used of a bed. (adjective)
  • Being of a size that will fit such a bed: queen-size fitted sheets. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "queen-size" in a sentence
  • "Well, our bedroom is small-ish and oddly configured, so a queen-size mattress is as large as the room will accommodate."
  • "They would stumble about on the queen-size sofa in her room, neither of them really knowing what to do."
  • "A young man walked by them with a queen-size air mattress on his head."
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