mantle vs furnishing

furnishing vs mantle

mantle and furnishing both are nouns.

mantle is a verb but furnishing is not a verb.

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

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

mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
furnishing: (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable

Other hypernyms of mantle include blind, screen.

mantle (noun)	furnishing (noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter	the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace	(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
(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

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

Difference between mantle and furnishing

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