umbrella
- adjective
- /ʌmˈbrɛlə/
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- Their organization is an umbrella group that represents several different charities working towards the same cause.
Examples
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The new policy serves as an umbrella framework that encompasses various aspects of education, from early childhood to higher learning.
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The report provided an umbrella overview of environmental issues affecting multiple regions, highlighting key areas for improvement.
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I'm doing a broader umbrella and I'm making theist atheist.
Compounds
- Specialized
A small upright tree with large leaves that form rolled groups at the branch tips
A tall evergreen tree from Japan with needle-like leaves in umbrella-like groups at twig tips
A perennial plant with large umbrella-like leaves and white to pink flower clusters near streams
A perennial that blooms late with flat-topped clusters of small white flowers on rocky slopes
- South African
An African water plant with a circular fan of thin grass-like leaves used in ponds
- South African
A water plant from Africa with a top group of thin leaves that spread like an umbrella
- Philippine
A tropical plant with large leaves, a dark red flower-like part, and edible underground stems
A small tree with large leaves at the ends of its branches and creamy white flowers
- Australian
An evergreen plant often grown indoors with leaves that spread like an umbrella
A small tree that loses its leaves in autumn with large leaves like umbrellas and white spring flowers
How General
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective umbrella comes from the noun umbrella, which comes from Latin umbra 'shadow', and it describes something that covers many different items. So an umbrella policy or body gives 'cover' to a range of things at once.