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umbrella
[ uhm-brel-uh ]
noun
- 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.
- the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish; bell.
- something that covers or protects from above, as military aircraft safeguarding surface forces:
an air umbrella.
- any general kind of protection:
a price umbrella.
- something, as an organization or policy, that covers or encompasses a number of groups or elements.
adjective
- shaped like or intended to perform the function of an umbrella.
- 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
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noun
- 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
- the flattened cone-shaped contractile body of a jellyfish or other medusa
- a protective shield or screen, esp of aircraft or gunfire
- anything that has the effect of a protective screen or cover
- any system or agency that provides centralized organization or general cover for a group of related companies, organizations, etc
dance umbrella
- ( as modifier )
umbrella group
an umbrella fund
Derived Forms
- ³Ü³¾Ëˆ²ú°ù±ð±ô±ô²¹-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³Ü³¾Â·²ú°ù±ð±ôl²¹Â·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³Ü³¾Â·²ú°ù±ð±ôl²¹Â·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of umbrella1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of umbrella1
Example Sentences
State Farm General, already seeking an emergency 22% rate hike for its homeowners insurance, has asked California regulators for an even larger increase for its add-on umbrella insurance.
As Sophie says: "It's a tsunami and someone's given me an umbrella."
Mr Bozell, 69, was previously nominated to lead the US Agency for Global Media - a now-shuttered umbrella organisation that oversaw Voice of America and Radio Free Europe - but the bid was later withdrawn.
Europe relies heavily on the US, amongst other things, for intelligence, for aerial defence capabilities and for its nuclear umbrella.
The prohibition applied to “residential care facilities for the elderly,†commonly referred to as assisted living or eldercare facilities, as well as other nonmedical care facilities under the umbrella of the Department of Social Services.
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