Synonyms of the word

mantelpiece

• n. A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

chimneypiece

• n. A mantelpiece.

mantel

• n. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
• n. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also…
• v. (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

mantle

• n. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare…
• n. (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
• n. (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
• n. (zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
• n. (zoology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
• n. The zone of hot gases around a flame.
• n. A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns,…
• n. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
• n. A penstock for a water wheel.
• n. (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
• n. (geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
• n. A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel.
• n. (heraldry) A mantling.
• v. (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
• v. (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
• v. (of face, cheeks) To flush.

mantlepiece

• n. Alternative spelling of mantelpiece.

shelf

• n. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and…
• n. The capacity of such an object.
• n. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
• n. A reef, shoal or sandbar.