mantel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmæn.təl/

Definition of mantel

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A surname.
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name

  1. A surname.

noun

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

verb

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

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of mantel

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play lament 8 points

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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