| NOUN | communication | mantle | the cloak as a symbol of authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle | United States baseball player (1931-1997) | |
| object | mantle | the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | |
| object | mantle, blanket | anything that covers | |
| body | mantle, pallium | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | |
| artifact | mantle, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | |
| artifact | mantle, curtain, drape, drapery, pall | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | |
| artifact | mantle, cape | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | |
| VERB | motion | mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle |
| contact | mantle | cover like a mantle |
| Sounds | mae'ntahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The cloak as a symbol of authority. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" | |
| Broader | symbol | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| Spanish | manto | |
| Meaning | United States baseball player (1931-1997). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle | |
| Instance of | ballplayer, baseball player | An athlete who plays baseball |
| Spanish | Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle | |
| Catalan | Mickey Mantle | |
| Meaning | The layer of the earth between the crust and the core. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | lithosphere, geosphere | The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle |
| Parts | lower mantle | The deeper part of the mantle |
| upper mantle | The upper part of the mantle | |
| Broader | layer | A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
| Spanish | manto | |
| Catalan | mantell | |
| Meaning | Anything that covers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | blanket | |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover | A natural object that covers or envelops |
| Spanish | capa, manto | |
| Catalan | capa | |
| Verbs | mantle | cover like a mantle |
| mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle | |
| Meaning | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pallium | |
| Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| Broader | epidermis, cuticle | The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates |
| Spanish | manto | |
| Catalan | mantell | |
| Meaning | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece | |
| Part of | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built |
| Broader | shelf | A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
| Spanish | repisa de chimenea, repisa | |
| Catalan | lleixa | |
| Meaning | A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | cape | |
| Narrower | chlamys | A short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder |
| mantelet, mantilla | short cape worn by women | |
| pelisse | A sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur | |
| tippet | A woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging / hanging ends | |
| Broader | cloak | A loose outer garment |
| Spanish | capa corta, capa, manto | |
| Catalan | capa, capeta, esclavina | |
| Meaning | spread over a surface, like a mantle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out | Move outward |
| Spanish | envolver | |
| Nouns | mantle | anything that covers |
| Meaning | Cover like a mantle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The ivy mantles the building" | |
| Broader | cover, spread over | form a cover over |
| Spanish | envolver | |
| Nouns | mantle | anything that covers |
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