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umbrella
Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
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noun
Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
“Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!”
Generally, anything that provides protection.
“The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.”
Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
“The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.”
The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
“Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.”
An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
verb
To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.
To form the dome shape of an open umbrella.
To move like a jellyfish.
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Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.
The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.
Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.
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