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# mantel

noun (also called mantelpiece)

«mantel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a place in a home where a picture, a clock or an ornament is kept

### Examples

- Aunt Em put the vase on the mantel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/#x1)
- The clock ticked on the mantel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/#x2)
- Stand the doll on the mantel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mantel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mantel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mantel.html) on Mova free.