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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
umbrella
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
▪ Inc.: mugs, postcards, engraved vases, vast red and black umbrellas, well, why not?
▪ Graham had his big black umbrella, but they didn't need it.
▪ He could not possibly take his black umbrella on a country walk.
▪ The green, blue and black umbrella was still strapped to the outside.
nuclear
▪ Each superpower's dominance over its associated allies rested on its ability to provide a nuclear umbrella.
■ NOUN
beach
▪ One snapshot shows the figures sheltered from the sun tourist-style, by a beach umbrella.
body
▪ The Orthodox institutions, in turn, were pressuring the umbrella bodies.
group
▪ About 130 professional and human-rights groups are folded into Concilio Cubano, a rickety umbrella group set up last year.
▪ La Raza is an umbrella group of almost 200 Hispanic advocacy groups.
▪ Inpeg, the Czech environmentalist umbrella group that organised the protests, refused to condemn Molotov cocktails being thrown at police.
▪ The umbrella group we'd formed in 1987 had fallen into abeyance, but the name still meant something.
organisation
▪ The individual group was seen as more important than the umbrella organisation.
term
▪ This is an umbrella term, used widely and well understood in an educational context.
▪ We use mime as an umbrella term for all the art forms.
■ VERB
carry
▪ He had been carrying his umbrella but it did little to protect him.
▪ He had on padded winter gloves, carried no umbrella, and he was wearing a hat.
▪ The toilet sign shows a lady with an A-line skirt carrying an umbrella and a handbag.
▪ I found one carrying an old umbrella and another a length of old rope! 14.40: Returned to classroom.
▪ She took to carrying her umbrella as if it were the sword of Joshua.
come
▪ She now came under the giant umbrella of the Royal Family and at last the palace was able to give her full protection.
▪ Bob came by, his umbrella dripping at the door.
hold
▪ I remember trying to hold the umbrella against the rain and the wind was gusting over 40 miles per hour.
▪ He had an attentive caddy who held the brilliantly segmented umbrella over him between shots.
▪ One drill involved holding an umbrella under his armpits while striking putts.
open
▪ Cosmo and Blanco had tried ridiculously to open an umbrella, but it instantly blew inside out.
▪ It seems to have stopped raining, but I open my umbrella anyway and head toward my car.
▪ They around here breaking mirrors, opening umbrellas in the house, and everything else.
put
▪ She had to put up her umbrella at once against the rain.
▪ The man put his umbrella down near the door, and took out a cigarette.
▪ When it rains, people put up umbrellas.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ These countries have prospered under the U.S. military umbrella.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He nodded at me, flustered with his usual shyness, and fidgeted with his umbrella and briefcase.
▪ It might be thought of as an umbrella question which is answered by answering a series of minor questions.
▪ La Raza is an umbrella group of almost 200 Hispanic advocacy groups.
▪ Railinfrabeheer which handles maintenance would also come under the department's umbrella, but both companies could be privately owned.
▪ Richard is walking down the street without an umbrella.
▪ She let her umbrella fall to the ground and, holding the flowers out of harm's way, embraced him.
▪ The mill produced countless products for Woolworths, such as umbrella and kitchen utensil handles, and broom heads.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Umbrella

Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]

  1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol.

    Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.
    --Gay.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell.

    Umbrella ant (Zo["o]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging. Called also parasol ant.

    Umbrella bird (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird ( Cephalopterus ornatus) of the family Cotingid[ae]. It is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird.

    Umbrella leaf (Bot.), an American perennial herb ( Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves.

    Umbrella shell. (Zo["o]l.) See Umbrella, 3.

    Umbrella tree (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ( Magnolia Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine ( Pandanus odoratissimus).

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
umbrella

"hand-held portable canopy which opens and folds," c.1600, first attested in Donne's letters, from Italian ombrello, from Late Latin umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from Latin umbella "sunshade, parasol," diminutive of umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage).\n

\nA sunshade in the Mediterranean, a shelter from the rain in England; in late 17c. usage, usually as an Oriental or African symbol of dignity. Said to have been used by women in England from c.1700; the use of rain-umbrellas carried by men there traditionally is dated to c.1750, first by Jonas Hathaway, noted traveler and philanthropist. Figurative sense of "authority, unifying quality" (usually in a phrase such as under the umbrella of) is recorded from 1948.

Wiktionary
umbrella

n. 1 Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. 2 Generally, anything that provides protection. 3 Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc. 4 The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles. vb. 1 To cover or protect, as if by an umbrell

  1. 2 To form the dome shape of an open umbrella. 3 To move like a sea jelly.

WordNet
umbrella

adj. covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

umbrella
  1. n. a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

  2. a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"

  3. having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"

Wikipedia
Umbrella (The Innocence Mission album)

Umbrella is the second album from The Innocence Mission and continues the melodic pop sound from their previous album. The album was recorded in two months in several studios in Los Angeles, California and Kingston and New York City, New York; among them The Kiva, Dreamland Recording and Masterdisc.

Umbrella (disambiguation)

An umbrella is a canopy device designed to protect from precipitation or sunlight.

Umbrella or Umbrellas may also refer to:

Umbrella

An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs, which is mounted on a wooden, metal or plastic pole. It is designed to protect a person against rain or sunlight. The word "umbrella" typically refers to a device used for protection from rain. The word parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun. Often the difference is the material used for the canopy; some parasols are not waterproof. Umbrella canopies may be made of fabric or flexible plastic.

Umbrellas and parasols are primarily hand-held portable devices sized for personal use. The largest hand-portable umbrellas are golf umbrellas. Umbrellas can be divided into two categories: fully collapsible umbrellas, in which the metal pole supporting the canopy retracts, making the umbrella small enough to fit in a handbag, and non-collapsible umbrellas in which the support pole cannot retract; only the canopy can be collapsed. Another distinction can be made between manually operated umbrellas and spring-loaded automatic umbrellas which spring open at the press of a button.

Hand-held umbrellas have some type of handle, either a wooden or plastic cylinder or a bent "crook" handle (like the handle of a cane). Umbrellas are available in a range of price and quality points, ranging from inexpensive, modest quality models sold at discount stores to expensive, finely made, designer-labeled models. Larger parasols capable of blocking the sun for several people are often used as fixed or semi-fixed devices, used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or as points of shade on a sunny beach. The collapsible/folding umbrella, the direct predecessor to the modern umbrella, originated in China. These Chinese umbrellas were internally supported with bendable, retractable, and extendable joints as well as sliding levers similar to those in use today.

Parasols are sometimes called sunshades. An umbrella may also be called a brolly (UK slang), parapluie (nineteenth century, French origin), rainshade, gamp (British, informal, dated), bumbershoot (American slang).

Umbrella (film)

Umbrella or San is a Chinese documentary film directed by Du Haibin and released in 2007. The film documents the experiences of modern rural China, particularly five social groups: students, soldiers, tradespeople, and peasants. Du's stated goal with the film was to highlight the growing disparity between China's prosperous cities and its stagnating countryside.

Umbrella (Shota Shimizu album)

Umbrella is the debut album by Japanese R&B singer Shota Shimizu, released on November 26, 2008 in Japan. The album ranked at #2 and sold 56,442 units in its first week. After 8 weeks, it sold 115,863 copies.

Umbrella (novel)

Umbrella is the ninth novel by Will Self, published in 2012.

It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2012, Will Self's first shortlist nomination, although his 2002 novel, Dorian, was longlisted for the prize.

Umbrella (children's book)

Umbrella by Taro Yashima is a children's picture book that was named the 1959 Caldecott Honor Book. It was originally published in 1958 then later reprinted in August of 1977 by Puffin Books.

Umbrella (song)

"Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features American rapper Jay Z, who co-wrote the song with its producers Tricky Stewart and Kuk Harrell, with additional writing from The-Dream. The song was originally written with Britney Spears in mind, but her label rejected it. "Umbrella" is a pop and R&B song referring to a romantic and platonic relationship and the strength of that relationship.

Entertainment Weekly ranked the song number one on the 10 Best Singles of 2007, while Rolling Stone and Time listed the song at number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007. The song has earned Rihanna several awards and nominations. In 2007, the song won two awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, when it was nominated for four. At the 2008 Grammy Awards, "Umbrella" also earned Rihanna and Jay Z a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in addition to receiving nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song is also listed on Rolling Stones The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at 412.

The song serves as the lead single to the album, and was released worldwide on March 29, 2007 through Def Jam Recordings. "Umbrella" was a commercial success, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the United Kingdom, where the song's chart performance generated controversy when the country was experiencing excessive flooding and large amounts of rain at the time, it was one of the most played songs on radio in the 2000s (decade). It managed to stay at number one on the UK Singles Chart for 10 consecutive weeks, the longest run at number one for any single of that decade, and is also one of the few songs to top the chart for at least 10 weeks. The single was one of the highest digital debuts in the United States and remained at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks.

The single's accompanying music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and features, among all, Rihanna's nude body covered in silver paint. The video earned Rihanna a Video of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards and Most Watched Video on MuchMusic.com at MuchMusic Video Awards. Along with countless amateurs, "Umbrella" has been covered by several notable performers from a variety of musical genres, including Taylor Swift, Manic Street Preachers, Biffy Clyro, All Time Low, McFly, OneRepublic, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Vanilla Sky and The Baseballs. Rihanna performed the song at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, 2008 BRIT Awards and was the closing song of the " Good Girl Gone Bad Tour" (2008), the " Last Girl on Earth" (2010), and the " Loud Tour" (2011). It was included in the " Diamonds World Tour" (2013), and the " Anti World Tour" (2016).

Usage examples of "umbrella".

Of these are piano, violin, orchestra, canto, allegro, piazza, gazette, umbrella, gondola, bandit, etc.

When he came back he bore with him beautiful bunches of ferns of many kinds-Hymenophyllum and Asplenium, portions of the fronds of the Dicksonia, the Adiantum, the Alsophila, excelsa, the Umbrella fern, the Acrostichurn and others.

Rapt and prophetic, his plump hands clasped round the handle of his umbrella, his billycock hat a trifle askew, this irascible little man of the Voice, this impatient dreamer, this scolding Optimist, who has argued so rudely and dogmatically about economics and philosophy and decoration, and indeed about everything under the sun, who has been so hard on the botanist and fashionable women, and so reluctant in the matter of beer, is carried onward, dreaming dreams, dreams that with all the inevitable ironies of difference, may be realities when you and I are dreams.

Osborne Blatch says that he was striding along jauntily, making believe his umbrella was a malacca cane, when he seemed to hear a voice.

Influenza weather, bronchitic weather, and if good for the umbrella shops and the makers of mackintoshes why not good for the medical profession?

Andrew Cabot and his lawyer, Mason Broyles, who were giving an interview to the press beneath a cluster of black umbrellas.

He stopped and looked around at Bult hunched over the computer under his umbrella.

Then it took Bult another half hour to get his pony loaded, decide he wanted his umbrella, unload everything to find it and load it again, and by that time Carson had used inappropriate manner and tone and thrown his hat on the ground, and we had to wait while Bult added those on.

The shuttlewren fell in midflap, and Bult stabbed it with the tip of the umbrella a couple of times.

Up ahead, Bult was getting his umbrella out of his pack and putting it up.

It was still sprinkling, but Bult turned off his umbrella and collapsed it.

I figured to give Sam three nights to get the owners of his new domicile time to get used to the idea that they had more than mice in their attic, but the very next afternoon a little Italian feller with glasses and an umbrella came calling on me while I was grabbing some expresso at a local streetside cafe.

Above them, like a broken umbrella in a high wind, the daddy longlegs whirled off, looking for a dark place to hide.

She had envisioned herself having lunch out on the patio, sitting in the sun under one of those umbrellas, looking out at the desert and listening to a mariachi band.

Martians and I jumped out on the shelving beach, hauled our boat up high and dry, and there right over us, like great green umbrellas, spread the fronds of the outmost garden of this strangest of all ship-building yards.