Meaning

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

    Kaminregal

    каминная полка

    shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

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

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom's mother kept his graduation picture on the mantel.

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  2. Did you notice how many pictures were on the mantel?

    ruВы заметили, сколько фотографий стояло на камине?

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  3. Matthew decorated the mantel above the fireplace with Christmas stockings.

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  4. We used acer wood for the mantel in our fireplace.

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  5. The antique clock on the mantel chimed as Matthew sat by the fireplace.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
shelf above a fireplace:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
shelf above a fireplace:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: mantels
Singularmantel
Pluralmantels

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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