earthy, unaffected, genuine, real, authentic, Sl. out-front; direct, straightforward, straight-shooting, frank, candid, open, outspoken, downright, blunt, U.S. Inf. straight-out. mattress, n. pallet, feather bed, water bed, pad, cushion, Inf. tick, Chiefly Brit, paillasse; bedding, litter, shakedown, sleeping bag, Sl. hay; bed, bunk, re-cliner, Brit, lair, U.S. Sl. sack, Brit. Sl. kip. maturate, v. mature, ripen, mellow; grow up, reach adulthood. See mature (def 8). mature, adj. 1. full-grown, grown, grown up, adult, full-fledged, of age; marriageable, nubile, pubescent; womanly, manly, in the prime of life, in one's prime, middle-aged, older; experienced, practised, knowledgeable, sophisticated, worldly.
2. ripe, ripened, mellow, soft; full-blown, in full bloom or flower, florescent, in bloom, blooming, out; seasoned, well-aged, fully-aged, aged, old.
3. settled, on one's own, out of the nest, independent, self-sufficient; responsible, dependable, reliable; sensible, prudent, judicious, wise, sage.
4. complete, fully developed, refined, polished, perfected; operational, ready to go, prepared.
5. Finance, due, payable, cashable, at the end of the term, worth the face value.
-v. 6. season, age, bring to maturity; nurture, parent, bring up.
7. develop, work up, work on, refine, polish, elaborate; complete, finish, perfect, bring to perfection, put the finishing touches on, crown, consummate; get [s.t.] ready, make [s.t.] operational, put [s.t.] in working order.
8. grow, grow up, come of age, reach adulthood, become an adult, earn or have one's wings; ripen, maturate, mellow, soften; bloom, blossom, flower.
9. Finance, become due or payable, reach the end of the term, reach full value. maturity, n. 1. ripeness, mellowness, softness, plumpness, roundness; full bloom or flower, florescence.
2. adulthood, grown-upness, full growth, matureness; womanhood, manhood, voting age, drinking age, prime of life, heyday, middle age, old age; pubescence, puberty, nubility, marriageability, marriageableness, age of consent.
3. responsibleness, responsibility, dependability, dependableness, reliableness, reliability; sensibleness, prudence, judiciousness, wiseness, sagacity.
4. full development, fullness, completion; refinement, consummation, perfection; readiness, preparedness, state of readiness or preparedness, operational status. maudlin, adj. 1. sentimental, mawkish, emotional; soupy, romantic, having the soul of a shopgirl, mushy, slushy, Inf. gloppy, cow-eyed, calf-eyed; teary, lachrymose, weepy, Inf. drippy, soppy; babyish, tender, soft, tender-hearted, susceptible, thin-skinned; weak, feeble, simple; unsophisticated, unworldly, unrealistic, unrestrained; loose, lax, Inf. letting it all hang out, uncontrolled.
2. mawkishly drunk, Sl. sloppy drunk, sloppy, mellow, in a crying jag, blubbering, sniveling, feeling sorry for oneself; muddled, fuddled, befuddled, addled; dull-witted, foggy, hazy; besotted, All Sl. sozzled, smashed, plastered, crocked, under the table, three sheets to the wind; zonkered, out of it, blotto, maul, n. ' 1. sledge hammer, sledge; mace, club, cudgel, bludgeon, Inf. billy or billy club, mallet.
-v. 2. manhandle, rough up, bully, bullyrag, Sl. knock around or about, Sl. give one the works; batter, beat, beat up, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, thrash, trounce, pelt, Inf.whale, SI.clobber, Archaic. belabor; hit, strike, smite, slap, smack, cuff, buffet, Inf.slug, Inf.whack, Inf.wallop, SI.belt; club, flog, drub, cudgel, fustigate, baste, bludgeon, hammer, sledge hammer; mistreat, maltreat, ill-treat, abuse, ill-use, mishandle, SI.kick around.