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umbrella

noun
/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/US/ˈʌm.bɹɛl.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

  1. derived from umbella
  2. derived from umbrella
  3. borrowed from ombrella — “parasol, sunshade”

Definitions

  1. A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

    • Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
    • There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

  2. Anything that provides similar protection.

    • The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

  3. Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes,…

    Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.

    • The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation…

      A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.

    2. The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.

      • Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.

    3. An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a…

      An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.

      • Using umbrellas for shooting a wedding party is ok, but not necessary.

    4. To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.

      • Experts with saws and ladders came and lopped off the lower branches. This sent the tree's growth rushing violently to her head in a lush overhanging which umbrellaed the House of All Sorts.
      • Huge pine and eucalyptus umbrellaed the grounds, airconditioning the morning.

    5. To form the dome shape of an open umbrella.

      • Bright yellow gowns fit them tightly and umbrellaed from their waist to just below the knees.

    6. To move like a jellyfish.

      • The light catches the filigreed tendrils and graceful motion of the jellies, their orange bodies umbrella-ing along like fairy parasols come to life.

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Derived

Amazonian umbrellabird, Atlantic umbrella slug, bare-necked umbrellabird, bastard umbrella thorn, beach umbrella, cumbrella, exumbrella, exumbrellar, golf umbrella, Japanese umbrella pine, jumbrella, long-wattled umbrellabird, nuclear umbrella, poor man's umbrella, subumbrella, subumbrellar, sun umbrella, Texas umbrella tree, umbrella ant, umbrella bird, umbrellabird, umbrella brand, umbrella cockatoo, umbrella company, umbrella corallimorpharian, umbrella cover, umbrella-cover, umbrella crab, umbrella fern, umbrella fund, umbrella grass, umbrella insurance, umbrella-leaf, umbrellaless, umbrellalike, umbrella octopus, umbrella organisation, umbrella organization, umbrella palm, umbrella pine · +11 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA