mantel

M3A1N1T1E1L1
/ˈmæn.təl/

noun

The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.

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mantelshelfmantelpiecemantlemantlepiecechimneypiece
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Meanings

mantel1

nounmantel (plural mantels)

plural mantels

  1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. climbingA maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

    Synonyms: mantelshelf

verbmantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle (US) manteling or (UK) mantelling, simple past and past participle (US) manteled or (UK) mantelled)

present singular third person mantels · US participle present manteling · UK participle present mantelling · US participle past manteled · US past manteled · UK participle past mantelled · UK past mantelled

  1. climbingTo surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

    Synonyms: mantelshelf

Mantel2

proper nounMantel (plural Mantels)

plural Mantels

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

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mantelshelf

verbTo surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

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mantelshelf

More synonyms by meaning

nounshelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Similar
mantelpiecemantlemantlepiecechimneypiece
Broader
shelf
Also see
chambranlechimneypiecemantelpiecemantelshelfmantle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

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Translations

Bulgarian полица над камината
  • полица над камината (polica nad kaminata)shelf above a fireplace
Czech krbová římsa
  • krbová římsashelf above a fireplace
Dutch schoorsteenmantel, schouw
  • schoorsteenmantelshelf above a fireplace
  • schouwshelf above a fireplace
Esperanto kamenŝranko
  • kamenŝrankoshelf above a fireplace
Finnish takanreunus
  • takanreunusshelf above a fireplace
German Kaminregal
  • Kaminregalshelf above a fireplace
Russian каминная полка
  • каминная полкаshelf above a fireplace
Swedish spiselkrans
  • spiselkransshelf above a fireplace

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mantel

mantledismantlequinqueconsonantal
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Sounds the same

mantlemantle

Anagrams

mentalmantlelamentmanlet
Cite this entry
APA

mantel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantel

MLA

“mantel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mantel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantel.

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