Vocab Tadka : Mantel vs Mantle (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Mantel & Mantle.
MANTEL
| 1 | (n) | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece’ Synonym: chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Beautiful mantel, carriage and alarm clocks – quality at its best.
- Brick open fireplace with an oak mantel, a brick hearth with oak edging & two display recesses.
- Exposed stone wall, raised hand built stone fireplace with stone mantel, inset electric fire.
MANTLE
| 1 | (n) | the cloak as a symbol of authority Type: ‘noun.communication’ Usage: ‘place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders’ |
| 2 | (n) | United States baseball player (1931-1997) Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: mickey charles mantle, mickey mantle, |
| 3 | (n) | the layer of the earth between the crust and the core Type: ‘noun.object’ |
| 4 | (n) | anything that covers Type: ‘noun.object’ Usage: ‘there was a blanket of snow’ Synonym: blanket, |
| 5 | (n) | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell Type: ‘noun.body’ Synonym: pallium, |
| 6 | (n) | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece’ Synonym: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, |
| 7 | (n) | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: curtain, drape, drapery, pall, |
| 8 | (n) | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: cape, |
| 1 | (v) | spread over a surface, like a mantle Type: ‘verb.motion’ |
| 2 | (v) | cover like a mantle Type: ‘verb.contact’ Usage: ‘The ivy mantles the building’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- She snatched the lighter on the mantle and ran to the door, standing close until the alcohol lit and spread.
- When Jackson entered the house, he glanced at the antique clock on the mantle: two minutes to six.
- Yes. The Others were attempting to influence the outcome of who won the Black God mantle by using me.
How to Remember : Mantle –> Dismantle –> means to take apart into its constituent pieces. Firstly you will uncover it to dismantle –> So Mantle means anything that covers.
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nice explanation