Dictionary entry details
• MANTLE (noun)
Meaning:
The cloak as a symbol of authority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Meaning:
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mickey Charles Mantle; Mickey Mantle; Mantle
Instance hypernyms:
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
Meaning:
The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
Meronyms (parts of "mantle"):
lower mantle (the deeper part of the mantle)
upper mantle (the upper part of the mantle)
Holonyms ("mantle" is a part of...):
geosphere; lithosphere (the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle)
Meaning:
Anything that covers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
blanket; mantle
Context example:
there was a blanket of snow
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Meaning:
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
pallium; mantle
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Meaning:
Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mantlepiece; mantelpiece; mantel; chimneypiece; mantle
Context example:
in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
Holonyms ("mantle" is a part of...):
fireplace; hearth; open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built)
Meaning:
Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
curtain; drape; drapery; pall; mantle
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
blind; screen (something that keeps things out or hinders sight)
furnishing ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
Meronyms (parts of "mantle"):
eyehole; eyelet (a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mantle"):
theater curtain; theatre curtain (a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance)
shower curtain (a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area)
portiere (a heavy curtain hung across a doorway)
frontal (a drapery that covers the front of an altar)
festoon (a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops)
drop; drop cloth; drop curtain (a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery)
Meaning:
A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cape; mantle
Hypernyms ("mantle" is a kind of...):
cloak (a loose outer garment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mantle"):
chlamys (a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece)
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 ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten)
• MANTLE (verb)
Meaning:
Spread over a surface, like a mantle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "mantle" is one way to...):
diffuse; fan out; spread; spread out (move outward)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Cover like a mantle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The ivy mantles the building
Hypernyms (to "mantle" is one way to...):
cover; spread over (form a cover over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
