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mantle

/ˈmæn.təl/noun, verb2 syllables

Mantle means: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.

Synonyms for mantle13

noun, as in shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece

noun, as in hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

curtain, drape, drapery, pall

noun, as in United States baseball player (1931-1997)

Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle

noun, as in anything that covers

blanket

noun, as in (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

pallium

noun, as in a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

cape

What does mantle mean?10

noun

1

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

2

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

3

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

4

anything that covers“there was a blanket of snow”

5

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

6

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

7

the cloak as a symbol of authority“place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”

8

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

verb

1

spread over a surface, like a mantle

2

cover like a mantle“The ivy mantles the building”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mantle?1

three syllables

dismantle
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Mantle in a sentence

  • Mercury has three main geological layers: a core, a mantle, and a crust.Amastan
  • Magma from the mantle or lower crust rises through its crust towards the surface.CM
  • Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle.twacnvcoc
  • Scientists believe that Ceres has a rocky core and an icy mantle.Hybrid
  • I could see that her fingers were trembling as she undid the fastenings of her mantle.Hybrid
  • Astronomers think that Mercury lost most of its mantle after a collision with another planet.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mantle

as a noun

plural
mantles

as a verb

past tense
mantled
present participle
mantling
third-person singular
mantles
past participle
mantled