Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [man-tl-shelf]
- /ˈmæn tlˌʃɛlf/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [man-tl-shelf]
- /ˈmæn tlˌʃɛlf/
Definitions of mantelshelf word
- noun plural mantelshelf mantel (def 2). 1
- noun mantelshelf A shelf above a fireplace. 1
- countable noun mantelshelf A mantelshelf is a mantelpiece. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of mantelshelf
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; mantel + shelf
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mantelshelf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mantelshelf popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mantelshelf usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mantelshelf
noun mantelshelf
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- chimneypiece — A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece.
- fireboard — a board used to close a fireplace.
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with ma
- Words starting with man
- Words starting with mant
- Words starting with mante
- Words starting with mantel
- Words starting with mantels
- Words starting with mantelsh
- Words starting with mantelshe
- Words starting with mantelshel
- Words starting with mantelshelf