umbrella

noun

Definition of umbrellanext
as in arbor
a collapsible covering used to protect against rain or sun I always keep an umbrella handy—you never know when you might need one.

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Recent Examples of umbrella Beachgoers enjoy dedicated loungers, umbrellas, and towel service right on South Beach's golden sands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 In the foreground of the painting rises a lone umbrella pine; at its base are the tiny figures of a priest and a young girl. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026 There was no showing of those photos that every doc that’s ever been about her has shown of the incident with the umbrella and her own mental health crisis. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Since 1965, other programs have been introduced under the Head Start umbrella, including Early Head Start, which provides Head Start services to children from birth to 3 years old, as well as pregnant women. — Alexander Thim, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for umbrella
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrella
  1. arbor
  2. shield
  3. shelter
  4. screen
  5. sunshade
  6. shade
  7. dome
  8. pavilion
Noun
  • The grape arbor and vines were in place when Morgan bought the property.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbor
Noun
  • Therapists begin facials with face-scanning wands and other probes, to measure your lipid shield, pigmentation, hydration and elasticity, and then cater their approach to the precise needs of your skin in that moment.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of shield
Noun
  • The attacks and the air raid alerts that accompany them have severely disrupted life in the city, forcing millions to constantly seek shelter and paralyzing the capital’s businesses and transport networks.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • If able to scale, this technique could be used to build shelters and other structures for future long-term human missions to the planet.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shelter
Noun
  • The logo of Bitget is displayed on a smartphone screen with a stock market chart in the background, in Créteil, France, on June 30, 2026.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With Game Picture Mode enabled, every pixel on the screen goes towards keeping you immersed in your games by ensuring that the entire display is used.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of screen
Noun
  • Roman then opened its array of solar panels and sunshades, which power the craft and keep its sensitive instruments cool.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nearby, a worker packed a box of tomatoes beneath a sunshade.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunshade
Noun
  • Commenters on both Babsky and Johnson's makeup artist Georgie Eisdel’s Instagram posts begged the artists to share shade details.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At Dior, artist Ama Quashie mismatched red and burgundy on hands and feet using Dior Vernis in a deep oxblood 047 Nuit shade on nails and cherry 853 Rouge Trafalgar on toes.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shade
Noun
  • Under the new Endangered Species Act interpretations, it would not be considered a federal offense to clear private palmetto flatwoods or cypress domes.
    — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Across the outfield concourse of the stadium (formerly known as Coolray Field), more than 300 emerald ceramic domes will be set to temperatures ranging from 200 to 700 degrees.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dome
Noun
  • The pavilions — along with another grill and a section featuring Evanston and North Shore food — are open before and during games.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For more than a decade, Paz, a former mining magnate, provided the funds to acquire artworks, commission large-scale projects, and build pavilions for individual artists.
    — Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pavilion

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