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Word: mantle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • mantel, fireplace shelf.
  • anatomy the cerebral cortex
  • a piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops
  • figuratively anything that covers or conceals something else
  • geology the layer between the Earth's core and crust
  • The top of a woman's torso, from her shoulders to her breasts
  • the zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp
  • zoology the body wall of a mollusc/mollusk

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Verb:

  • intransitive To become covered or concealed.
  • transitive To cover or conceal (something).

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