mantel

[man-tl] / ˈmæn tl /

NOUN

fireplace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mantelpiece

STRONG

chimneypiece

WEAK

fireboard mantelshelf

Example Sentences

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It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Christmas often inspires visions of perfection: the geometrically precise tree, the artfully arranged mantel, the candlelit feast a flawless tableau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

He's hung new portraits with gold frames in the Oval Office and added gold ornaments to the mantel of the fireplace where he meets with world leaders.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

He took up the mantel as leader of Fianna Fáil in 2011 and was elected taoiseach in 2020 as part of the three-party coalition agreement.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Nothing at all like the tile and clay oven I had in Pátzcuaro with its wide wood mantel.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez