mantel

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

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

General Vocabulary

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