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View definitions for mantelpiece

mantelpiece

noun as in mantel

Strong match

noun as in shelf

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Luckily for him, his mantelpiece is looking pretty full after his 2021 release, It Takes Two, snagged a clutch of the games industry's biggest awards.

From BBC

He said, “Tell him that when the IRS comes to take your house, they leave those awards on the mantelpiece.”

The clock on the mantelpiece in the Cabinet Room ticks surprisingly loudly, marking every half-second.

From BBC

In my grandmother’s house and my own, the iconography of Jesus and other religious figures was everywhere, peppering walls and mantelpieces alongside family photos and wedding albums.

From Salon

The 88-year-old's terraced home is clean and tidy, and a row of ceramic animals line her mantelpiece.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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