mantle

/ˈmæn.təl/noun
Middle School
1

A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.

2

A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.

3

Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.

4

The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.

5

The back of a bird together with the folded wings.

6

The zone of hot gases around a flame.

7

A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)

8

The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.

9

A penstock for a water wheel.

10

The cerebral cortex.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing