drop vs mantle

drop and mantle both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mantle is a hypernym of drop; that is, mantle is a word with a broader meaning than drop:

drop: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Other hypernyms of drop include curtain, drape, drapery, pall.

drop (noun)	mantle (noun)
the act of dropping something	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
a central depository where things can be left or picked up	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity	the cloak as a symbol of authority
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
a steep high face of rock	anything that covers
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small

drop (verb)	mantle (verb)
give birth; used for animals	cover like a mantle
grow progressively worse	spread over a surface, like a mantle
go down in value
stop pursuing or acting
change from one level to another
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
leave undone or leave out
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
utter with seeming casualness
lose (a game)
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
to remove
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
let or cause to fall in drops
to fall vertically
let fall to the ground
fall or descend to a lower place or level
pay out
stop associating with
terminate an association with
hang loosely