Definition of Mantle

Noun

  • a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
  • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
    "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
  • (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
  • anything that covers
    "there was a blanket of snow"
  • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  • United States baseball player (1931-1997)
    - mickey mantle - mickey charles mantle
  • the cloak as a symbol of authority
    "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

Verb

  • cover like a mantle
    "The ivy mantles the building"
  • spread over a surface, like a mantle
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Mantle

  • Scrabble® score of the mantle (8)
  • Word Chums® score of the mantle (12)
  • Words With Friends® score of the mantle (11)

Unscramble mantle

97 unscramble word found using the letters mantle.

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