1. mantle - noun
· the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
Hypernym(s): symbol
2. mantle - noun
· United States baseball player (1931-1997)
Synonym(s): Mantle, Mickey_Mantle, Mickey_Charles_Mantle
3. mantle - noun
· the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Hypernym(s): layer
4. mantle - noun
· anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
Synonym(s): blanket
Hypernym(s): covering, natural_covering, cover
5. mantle - noun
· (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Synonym(s): pallium
Hypernym(s): epidermis, cuticle
6. mantle - noun
· shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Synonym(s): mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
Hypernym(s): shelf
7. mantle - noun
· hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Synonym(s): curtain, drape, drapery, pall
Hypernym(s): blind, screen, furnishing
8. mantle - noun
· a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Synonym(s): cape
Hypernym(s): cloak
9. mantle - verb
· spread over a surface, like a mantle
Hypernym(s): diffuse, spread, spread_out, fan_out
10. mantle - verb
· cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
Hypernym(s): cover, spread_over
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