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Umbrella ʌmˈbrelə Noun Carry/Hold Colourful Beach I Put

Word3 umbrella
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ʌmˈbrelə/ /ʌmˈbrelə/
Example
  • to carry/hold an umbrella
  • colourful beach umbrellas
  • i put up my umbrella.
  • a rolled/furled umbrella
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umbrella

(noun)/ʌmˈbrelə/ /ʌmˈbrelə/
  1. an object with a round folding frame of long, straight pieces of metal covered with material, that you use to protect yourself from the rain or from hot sun
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    • to carry/hold an umbrella
    • colourful beach umbrellas
    • I put up my umbrella.
    • a rolled/furled umbrella
    • Spectators huddled under umbrellas as the rain poured down.
    • an umbrella stand (= for putting umbrellas in when they are not being used)
  2. a thing that contains or includes many different parts or elements
    • Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority.
    • an umbrella organization/group/fund
    • ‘Contact sports’ is an umbrella term for a variety of different sports.

    Extra Examples

    • Two separate political parties emerged from the umbrella organization.
    • The two sectors combined under the umbrella of the Scottish Council.
    • an umbrella group including members of opposition parties
    • the broad umbrella of alternative medicine
  3. a country or system that protects people
    • the American nuclear umbrella over Europe

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from Italian ombrella, diminutive of ombra ‘shade’, from Latin umbra ‘shade’.
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