covering vs mantle

mantle vs covering

covering and mantle both are nouns.

covering is not a verb while mantle is a verb.

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

As nouns, mantle is a hyponym of covering; that is, mantle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than covering:

covering: a natural object that covers or envelops
mantle: anything that covers

Other hyponyms of covering include scale, shell, test, body covering, case, sheath, integument, blanket, crust, encrustation, incrustation, envelope, cap, hood, indument, indumentum, roof, shell, eggshell, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, vesture, peridium, pericarp, seed vessel, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, sac, theca, indusium, bark.

covering (noun)	mantle (noun)
the act of protecting something by covering it	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
the work of applying something	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
a natural object that covers or envelops	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

covering (verb)	mantle (verb)
	cover like a mantle
	spread over a surface, like a mantle

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