CHIMNEYPIECE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chimneypiece mean? 

• CHIMNEYPIECE (noun)
  The noun CHIMNEYPIECE has 1 sense:

1. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

  Familiarity information: CHIMNEYPIECE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIMNEYPIECE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chimneypiece; mantel; mantelpiece; mantle; mantlepiece

Hypernyms ("chimneypiece" is a kind of...):

shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)

Holonyms ("chimneypiece" is a part of...):

fireplace; hearth; open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built)