Word: Umbrella
How to pronounce: ʌmˈbrelə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain or sometimes sun.
Example sentences: "Yet as I pack a bag to hold water and umbrellas and tissue paper, I'm quite aware that the three hours will not feel like that."
2. A protecting force or influence.
Example sentences: "The American nuclear umbrella over the West"
3. A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts.
Example sentences: "An umbrella organization"
4. The gelatinous disk of a jellyfish, which it contracts and expands to move through the water.
Example sentences: "The mouth is usually on the concave side, and the tentacles originate on the rim of the umbrella."
Synonyms:
parasol
sunshade
gingham
hood
brolly
canopies
bumbershoot
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Umbrella in Other Languages...
Spanish: Paraguas
German: Regenschirm
French: Parapluie
Italian: Ombrellone
Turkish: şemsiye
