MANTLE
Scrabble letter values: M3A1N1T1L1E1 = 8
Definition
- verb spread over a surface, like a mantle.
- verb cover like a mantle.
- noun the cloak as a symbol of authority.
- noun United States baseball player (1931-1997). — synonyms: Mickey_Mantle, Mickey_Charles_Mantle
- noun the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
- noun anything that covers. — synonyms: blanket
- noun (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. — synonyms: pallium
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. — synonyms: mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). — synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall
- noun a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. — synonyms: cape
Examples
- “The ivy mantles the building”
- “place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”
- “there was a blanket of snow”