umbrella

IPA: ʌmbrˈɛɫʌ

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
(figurative) Anything that provides protection.
(figurative) Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
(photography, television) An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.

Examples of "umbrella" in Sentences

"When rain comes I can put up an umbrella -- an _umbrella_.
• The word umbrella is mentioned 55 times in Martin Chuzzlewit.
The word umbrella comes from the Latin word _umbra_, which means a
Pretty sure the umbrella is Breakout and the spaceman is Super Breakout.
The word umbrella comes from the Latin word "umbra", meaning shade or shadow.
Professor James, I believe, tells of some one who forgot his umbrella so often that he practiced associating _umbrella_ with
_A cotton and silk umbrella_ means one umbrella partly cotton and partly silk; _cotton_ and _silk_ modify the same noun -- _umbrella_.
Failure to feature substantive disarmament prominently in the Iran nuclear debate virtually guarantees that Gewen's wondering aloud about security guarantees and nuclear umbrella is the best-case scenario.