—umbrella /ʌmˈbrel.ə/
noun [C] (DEVICE)
► A2 a device for protection against the rain, consisting of a stick with a folding frame covered in material at one end and usually a handle at the other, or a similar, often larger, device used for protection against the sun: » I felt a few spots of rain so I put my umbrella up.» I left another umbrella on the bus yesterday.» a folding umbrellaThesaurus+: ↑Gloves and other accessories• • •
Extra Examples:» Damn! I've left my umbrella in the office.» "You've got my umbrella!" he ejaculated.» She absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus.» I'll have to go back for my umbrella.» The umbrella was ingeniously devised to fold up into your pocket.noun [C] (GROUP)
► F0 something that includes or represents a group or range of similar things: » There are 980 community agencies under the umbrella of the National Community Action Foundation.» Donations should be sent to the Disaster Emergency Committee, an umbrella organization for UK-based aid agencies.» Existentialism was really an umbrella term to lump together the works of several philosophers and writers.Thesaurus+: ↑Classifying and creating order- Verb Endings for strive
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