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umbrella

[ uhm-brel-uh ]

noun

  1. a light, small, portable, usually circular cover for protection from rain or sun, consisting of a fabric held on a collapsible frame of thin ribs radiating from the top of a carrying stick or handle.
  2. the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish; bell.
  3. something that covers or protects from above, as military aircraft safeguarding surface forces:

    an air umbrella.

  4. any general kind of protection:

    a price umbrella.

  5. something, as an organization or policy, that covers or encompasses a number of groups or elements.


adjective

  1. shaped like or intended to perform the function of an umbrella.
  2. having the quality or function of covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items, elements, or groups:

    an umbrella organization; umbrella coverage in an insurance policy.

umbrella

/ 蕦尘藞产谤蓻濒蓹 /

noun

  1. a portable device used for protection against rain, snow, etc, and consisting of a light canopy supported on a collapsible metal frame mounted on a central rod
  2. the flattened cone-shaped contractile body of a jellyfish or other medusa
  3. a protective shield or screen, esp of aircraft or gunfire
  4. anything that has the effect of a protective screen or cover
    1. any system or agency that provides centralized organization or general cover for a group of related companies, organizations, etc

      dance umbrella

    2. ( as modifier )

      umbrella group

      an umbrella fund

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 耻尘藞产谤别濒濒补-藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻尘路产谤别濒顎僱补路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 耻尘路产谤别濒顎僱补路濒颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of umbrella1

1600鈥10; 1965鈥70 umbrella fordef 7; < Italian ombrella, earlier variant of ombrello < Late Latin umbrella, alteration (with influence of Latin umbra shade) of Latin umbella sunshade. See umbel
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of umbrella1

C17: from Italian ombrella, diminutive of ombra shade; see umbra
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Example Sentences

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You ignore it picking up while you make your nest: secure the corners of your blanket, adjust your umbrella and finally, comfortably recline.

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All of this falls under the umbrella of civil contempt.

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Given that choice 鈥 between principle and profits 鈥 many high-powered litigators have collapsed like a cheap umbrella.

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The disruption has the potential to cause near-term shortages in the US of items where China dominates the supply, such as baby carriages, colouring books and umbrellas, analysts at Macquarie noted this week.

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People have been advised to avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight and breathable cotton clothing and cover their heads with a cloth or umbrella outdoors.

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