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mantle
noun
verb
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- M
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ANTL
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈmæn.təl
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
noun
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
noun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
noun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
noun
the cloak as a symbol of authority
“place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”
noun
anything that covers
“there was a blanket of snow”
noun
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
verb
cover like a mantle
“The ivy mantles the building”
verb
spread over a surface, like a mantle
In context
Example Sentences
place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
there was a blanket of snow
The ivy mantles the building
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