mantel C2 Topic:House & Home US /ˈmæn.təl/ UK /ˈmæntəl/ See IPA manual Homophones mantle /ˈmæntəl/ Minimal pairs Sounds like mental /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Freq #29152 Meanings 1 noun a shelf above a fireplace A clock sat on the mantel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a shelf above a fireplace mantelpiecechimneypiece Word family Derived forms mantelboardmanteltree Related forms mantelpiece Etymology A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mantel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæn.təl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmæntəl/ **Frequency rank:** 29152 ## Meanings 1. a shelf above a fireplace ## Examples - A clock sat on the mantel. ## Synonyms - mantelpiece - chimneypiece ## Derived Forms - mantelboard - manteltree ## Related Forms - mantelpiece ## Etymology A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense. ## Topics - House & Home markdown