mantle

1. 1.

   the cloak as a symbol of authority

   “place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”

   Broadersymbol
2. 2.

   United States baseball player (1931-1997)

   SynonymsMickey MantleMickey Charles Mantle

   Broaderballplayer
3. 3.

   the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

   Broaderlayer

   Part oflithosphere

   Partslower mantleupper mantle
4. 4.

   anything that covers

   “there was a blanket of snow”

   Synonymsblanket

   Broadercovering
5. 5.

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

   Synonymspallium

   Broaderepidermis

   zoology

6. 6.

   shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

   Synonymsmantelmantelpiecemantlepiecechimneypiece

   Broadershelf

   Part offireplace
7. 7.

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

   Synonymscurtaindrapedraperypall

   Broaderblindfurnishing

   Narrowerdrop curtainfestoonfrontalportiereshower curtaintheater curtain

   Partseyelet
8. 8.

   a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

   Synonymscape

   Broadercloak

   Narrowerchlamysmanteletpelissetippet

1. 1.

   spread over a surface, like a mantle

   Broaderdiffuse
2. 2.

   cover like a mantle

   “The ivy mantles the building”

   Broadercover

Other forms of mantle

plural

mantles·

past tense

mantled·

present participle

mantling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mantle

What does mantle mean?

mantle means "the cloak as a symbol of authority". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mantle?

mantle has 2 syllables: man-tle. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmæntəl/.

What is another word for mantle?

Close synonyms include Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle, blanket, pallium, mantel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mantle a common word?

mantle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mantle?

1 word rhymes with mantle. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.