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English noun: mantle | |||
| 1. | mantle (communication) the cloak as a symbol of authority | ||
| Samples | Place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
| 2. | Mantle (person) United States baseball player (1931-1997) | ||
| Synonyms | Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle | ||
| Instance hypernym | ballplayer, baseball player | ||
| 3. | mantle (object) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | layer | ||
| Part holonym | lower mantle, upper mantle | ||
| Part meronym | geosphere, lithosphere | ||
| 4. | mantle (object) anything that covers | ||
| Samples | There was a blanket of snow. | ||
| Synonyms | blanket | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
| 5. | mantle (body) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | ||
| Synonyms | pallium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cuticle, epidermis | ||
| Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
| 6. | mantle (artifact) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | ||
| Samples | In Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece. | ||
| Synonyms | chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shelf | ||
| Part meronym | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | ||
| 7. | mantle (artifact) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | ||
| Synonyms | curtain, drape, drapery, pall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blind, furnishing, screen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain | ||
| Part holonym | eyehole, eyelet | ||
| 8. | mantle (artifact) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | ||
| Synonyms | cape | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloak | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chlamys, mantelet, mantilla, pelisse, tippet | ||
English verb: mantle | |||
| 1. | mantle (motion) spread over a surface, like a mantle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | ||
| 2. | mantle (contact) cover like a mantle | ||
| Samples | The ivy mantles the building. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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