blanket vs mantle

mantle vs blanket

blanket and mantle both are nouns.

blanket is an adjective but mantle is not an adjective.

blanket and mantle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blanket	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mantle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blanket and mantle are synonyms defined as:

blanket and mantle: anything that covers

blanket (noun)	mantle (noun)
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
anything that covers	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

blanket (adjective)	mantle (adjective)
broad in scope or content

blanket (verb)	mantle (verb)
cover as if with a blanket	cover like a mantle
form a blanket-like cover (over)	spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between blanket and mantle

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