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mantel

/ˈmæn.təl/

mantel noun: the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.

mantel: the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
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Noun

mantel (plural mantels)

  1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
    Synonyms:
    mantelshelf

Verb

mantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle (US) manteling or (UK) mantelling, simple past and past participle (US) manteled or (UK) mantelled)

  1. To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
    Synonyms:
    mantelshelf

Proper noun capitalized: Mantel

Mantel (plural Mantels)

  1. A surname.

Examples of mantel in a sentence

  • A hundred-year-old shop, complete with stone mantel and wood-burning fireplace, was out of a dream.
  • With a skitter of excitement, Marcy glanced at the clock on the parlor mantel.
  • She smiled as she looked at the clay turtle on her mantel.

All 10 example sentences with mantel

Synonyms of mantel

Forms of mantel

Noun
pluralmantels
Verb
third-person singular presentmantels
present participle USmanteling
present participle UKmantelling
past participle USmanteled
past USmanteled
past participle UKmantelled
past UKmantelled
Proper noun
pluralMantels

Plural of mantel: mantels

Origin of mantel

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

Words formed from mantel

Phrases with mantel

Words that rhyme with mantel

Questions about mantel

What does mantel mean?
Mantel means the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
What part of speech is mantel?
Mantel can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mantel?
Mantel is pronounced /ˈmæn.təl/.
What is the plural of mantel?
The plural of mantel is mantels.

Words near mantel in the dictionary

  1. Mantecan
  2. Mantecans
  3. mantegar
  4. mantegars
  5. Mantegnesque
  6. mantel
  7. mantel piece
  8. mantel pieces
  9. mantel shelf
  10. mantel-piece
  11. mantel-pieces

Source and license

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