Umbrella
noun
A portable device used for protection against rain or sun.
She opened her umbrella because it was raining.
Often appears as...
- open an umbrella
- close an umbrella
noun
Something that includes or contains many different elements or parts.
The organisation acts as an umbrella for various smaller groups.
Often appears as...
- umbrella term
- umbrella organization
noun
A type of cocktail made with rum, orange juice, grenadine, and often with a decorative umbrella.
She ordered a tropical umbrella cocktail at the bar.
Often appears as...
- umbrella drink
- umbrella cocktail
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Colloquial
noun
A protective shield or screen, especially against nuclear fallout.
The system provides an umbrella of defence against missile attack.
Often appears as...
- defence umbrella
- nuclear umbrella
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Technical
noun
A portable device used for protection against rain or sun.
She opened her umbrella because it was raining.
Often appears as...
- open an umbrella
- close an umbrella
noun
Something that includes or contains many different elements or parts.
The organisation acts as an umbrella for various smaller groups.
Often appears as...
- umbrella term
- umbrella organization
noun
A type of cocktail made with rum, orange juice, grenadine, and often with a decorative umbrella.
She ordered a tropical umbrella cocktail at the bar.
Often appears as...
- umbrella drink
- umbrella cocktail
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A protective shield or screen, especially against nuclear fallout.
The system provides an umbrella of defence against missile attack.
Often appears as...
- defence umbrella
- nuclear umbrella
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Used for personal safety from rain or sunlight, often carried outdoors.
Don't forget to take your umbrella—it looks like it might pour today!
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Item
A compact, foldable accessory easily carried in a bag or hand.
He always has an umbrella in his backpack, just in case.
Pro Tip 3/3Frequently Forgotten
Commonly left behind in public places due to its portability.
Oops, I’ve left my umbrella at the cafe again.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Used for personal safety from rain or sunlight, often carried outdoors.
Don't forget to take your umbrella—it looks like it might pour today!
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Item
A compact, foldable accessory easily carried in a bag or hand.
He always has an umbrella in his backpack, just in case.
Pro Tip 3/3Frequently Forgotten
Commonly left behind in public places due to its portability.
Oops, I’ve left my umbrella at the cafe again.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Used for personal safety from rain or sunlight, often carried outdoors.
Don't forget to take your umbrella—it looks like it might pour today!
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Item
A compact, foldable accessory easily carried in a bag or hand.
He always has an umbrella in his backpack, just in case.
Pro Tip 3/3Frequently Forgotten
Commonly left behind in public places due to its portability.
Oops, I’ve left my umbrella at the cafe again.
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Abha Dawesar: Life in...
under their umbrellas charging their cell phones from outlets on the street. Nature had just reminded us that it was stronger than all our technology, and yet here we were, obsessed about being wired. I think there's nothing like a crisis to tell you what's really important and what's not,
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Why do we have to wear...
and once again soon after you get outside. After that, you should reapply it every two to three hours, especially after swimming or sweating. Otherwise you should wear protective clothing with ultraviolet protection factor, or UPF. Stay in shaded areas, such as under trees or an umbrella,
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Turning trash into toys...
The first day, it was a huge umbrella cap, like a captain's cap. That night, when the passengers would be sleeping, he would give it one more fold, and the second day, he would be wearing a fireman's cap -- with a little shoot just like a designer cap, because it protects the spinal cord.
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Should you trust your...
regarding other people's character. It needs to decide is this person's behavior typical or is it out of the ordinary? In the situation with the obnoxious-football-fan-turned-good-samaritan, your brain says, "Well, in my experience, pretty much anyone would lend someone their umbrella,
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Mark Bezos: A life...
he was having a very engaging conversation with the homeowner, who was surely having one of the worst days of her life. Here it was, the middle of the night, she was standing outside in the pouring rain, under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
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Saving the lowland Tapir...
their their importance is far bigger than the species itself they're way much more important far much more important than you might expect papers are widely recognized as umbrella species umbrella species is a species
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Making peace is a...
and I thought by organizing such a marathon, I'll be able to pay back to my community, build bridges with the outside world, and invite runners to come to Lebanon and run under the umbrella of peace.
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Lovebirds PIPE National...
here in an umbrella thorn tree in tanzania africa some fishers lovebirds are looking for a nice hollow in which to nest and raise their yacht
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Can a Horse Really Be...
the umbrella with only a twitch of the ear to indicate that he is even aware of its presence it just looks as if he's
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Where do superstitions...
Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? And how do you feel about the number thirteen?
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Abha Dawesar: Life in...
under their umbrellas charging their cell phones from outlets on the street. Nature had just reminded us that it was stronger than all our technology, and yet here we were, obsessed about being wired. I think there's nothing like a crisis to tell you what's really important and what's not,
Video examples
Why do we have to wear...
and once again soon after you get outside. After that, you should reapply it every two to three hours, especially after swimming or sweating. Otherwise you should wear protective clothing with ultraviolet protection factor, or UPF. Stay in shaded areas, such as under trees or an umbrella,
Video examples
Turning trash into toys...
The first day, it was a huge umbrella cap, like a captain's cap. That night, when the passengers would be sleeping, he would give it one more fold, and the second day, he would be wearing a fireman's cap -- with a little shoot just like a designer cap, because it protects the spinal cord.
Video examples
Should you trust your...
regarding other people's character. It needs to decide is this person's behavior typical or is it out of the ordinary? In the situation with the obnoxious-football-fan-turned-good-samaritan, your brain says, "Well, in my experience, pretty much anyone would lend someone their umbrella,
Video examples
Mark Bezos: A life...
he was having a very engaging conversation with the homeowner, who was surely having one of the worst days of her life. Here it was, the middle of the night, she was standing outside in the pouring rain, under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
Video examples
Saving the lowland Tapir...
their their importance is far bigger than the species itself they're way much more important far much more important than you might expect papers are widely recognized as umbrella species umbrella species is a species
Video examples
Making peace is a...
and I thought by organizing such a marathon, I'll be able to pay back to my community, build bridges with the outside world, and invite runners to come to Lebanon and run under the umbrella of peace.
Video examples
Lovebirds PIPE National...
here in an umbrella thorn tree in tanzania africa some fishers lovebirds are looking for a nice hollow in which to nest and raise their yacht
Video examples
Can a Horse Really Be...
the umbrella with only a twitch of the ear to indicate that he is even aware of its presence it just looks as if he's
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? And how do you feel about the number thirteen?
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Gretchen Parlato
American Musician
Ultimately, I think there's this umbrella term of jazz, and what's cool about not just what's happening with my music but this general sense of what's happening with this generation of musicians, is it's a very broad term, and we can incorporate all types of music, and we can be influenced and inspired by all kinds of sounds.
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Louise Erdrich
American Writer
I write first drafts by hand. Never do I open an umbrella inside the house. I don't predict wins or losses. I used to stand on a certain piece of rug if my brothers and husband were watching football and their team got in trouble - but now the luck went out of that rug. If a circle is involved, I try to go clockwise.
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Luanne Rice
American Novelist
One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mother in her beach chair, reading a book under an umbrella by the water's edge while my sisters and I played beside her. Of all the life lessons she taught me, that is one of my favorites: to take time at a place I love, restore my spirit with books and the beach.
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Alice Eve
English Actress
My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all.
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Scott Bakula
American Actor
The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I'm the girl that's on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded. But my weird thing is, I only tan my legs. My whole body's covered in the shade, and I tan my legs.
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Errol Morris
American Director
What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.
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Zhang Yimou
Chinese Director
Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
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Damon Dash
American Businessman
Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella were two equal entities under the Def Island umbrellas.
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Gretchen Parlato
American Musician
Ultimately, I think there's this umbrella term of jazz, and what's cool about not just what's happening with my music but this general sense of what's happening with this generation of musicians, is it's a very broad term, and we can incorporate all types of music, and we can be influenced and inspired by all kinds of sounds.
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Louise Erdrich
American Writer
I write first drafts by hand. Never do I open an umbrella inside the house. I don't predict wins or losses. I used to stand on a certain piece of rug if my brothers and husband were watching football and their team got in trouble - but now the luck went out of that rug. If a circle is involved, I try to go clockwise.
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Luanne Rice
American Novelist
One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mother in her beach chair, reading a book under an umbrella by the water's edge while my sisters and I played beside her. Of all the life lessons she taught me, that is one of my favorites: to take time at a place I love, restore my spirit with books and the beach.
Quote examples
Alice Eve
English Actress
My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all.
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Scott Bakula
American Actor
The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie.
Quote examples
Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I'm the girl that's on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded. But my weird thing is, I only tan my legs. My whole body's covered in the shade, and I tan my legs.
Quote examples
Errol Morris
American Director
What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.
Quote examples
Zhang Yimou
Chinese Director
Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
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Damon Dash
American Businessman
Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella were two equal entities under the Def Island umbrellas.
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