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Definition: Umbrella |
UmbrellaAdjective1. Covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage". Noun1. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "umbrella" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, noun. [Italian umbrella, from ombra shade, from Latin expression umbra; compare to Latin umbella sunshade, parasol. Compare to Umbel, Umbrage.]. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | A good thing to put up in a shower--or pawn-shop; but, like skating, never seen after Lent. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of carrying an umbrella, denotes that trouble and annoyances will beset you. To see others carrying them, foretells that you will be appealed to for aid by charity. To borrow one, you will have a misunderstanding, perhaps, with a warm friend. To lend one, portends injury from false friends. To lose one, denotes trouble with some one who holds your confidence. To see one torn to pieces, or broken, foretells that you will be misrepresented and maligned. To carry a leaky one, denotes that pain and displeasure will be felt by you towards your sweetheart or companions. To carry a new umbrella over you in a clear shower, or sunshine, omens exquisite pleasure and prosperity. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Umbrella Common in London in 1710. First used in Edinburgh by Dr. Spens. First used in Glasgow in 1780. Mentioned by Drayton in his Muscs Elizium (1630); but Drayton evidently refers to a sort of fan. Quarles's Emblems (1635) also uses the word to signify the Deity hidden in the manhood of Christ. "Nature is made th' umbrella of the Deity" (bk. iv. emblem 14). Drayton's lines are: "And like umbrellas, with their feathers, Shield you in all sorts of weathers." The Graphic tells us, "An umbrella is now being made in London for an African potentate which, when unfurled, will cover a space sufficient for twelve persons. The stick is ... fifteen feet long."- March 18th, 1894, p. 270. The Tatler, in No. 238 (October 17th, 1710), says: "The young gentlemen belonging to the Custom House ... borrowed the umbrella from Wilk's coffee-house." So that umbrellas were kept on hire at that date. Jonas Hanway (born 1712) used an umbrella in London to keep off the rain, and created a disturbance among the sedan porters and public coachmen. So that probably umbrellas were not commonly used in the streets at the time. "The tucked-up semstress walks with hasty strides, While streams ran down her oiled umbrella's sides." Swift: A Eity Shower (1710). "Or underneath thè umbrella's oily shed Safe thro' the wet on clinking pattens tread." Gay: Trivia, bk. i. (1711). Umbrella as, under Gladstone's umbrella, means dominion, regimen, influence. The allusion is to the umbrella which, as an emblem of sovereignty, is carried over the Sultan of Morocco. In Travels of Ali Bey (Penny Magazine, December, 1835, vol. iv. 480), we are told, "The retinue of the sultan was composed of a troop of from fifteen to twenty men on horseback. About 100 steps behind them came the sultan, mounted on a mule, with an officer bearing his umbrella, who rode beside him on a mule. ... Nobody but the sultan himself [not even] his sons and brothers, dares to make use of it." "As a direct competitor for the throne- or, strictly speaking, for the shereeflan umbrella- he [Muley Abbas] could scarcely hope to escape."- Nineteenth Century, August, 1892, p. 314. In 1874 the sacred umbrella of King Koffee Kalcalli, of the Ashantees, was captured. It was placed in the South Kensington Museum. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | Protective hood over a hoisting cage in a mine shaft. (references) |
Public Administration | Adj. :covering many things(1); general(2). Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An umbrella is a device used for temporary shade or shelter from precipitation. Umbrellas carried by hand are usually used as rain shields.
An umbrella made with lighter material, used for protection from the sun, is called a parasol. These are often meant to be fixed to one point and often used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or on the beach for shelter from the sun.
The word umbrella is from the Latin word for shade or shadow.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Umbrella."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Noun: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil (shade); shield; (defense). |
Refuge | Covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; barrier; dashboard, dasher. |
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Screenplays | I just have the best umbrella. (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) A man with an umbrella is expecting rain (The Avengers; writing credit: Don MacPherson. Based on the television series by Sydney Newman.) They can send up an ack-ack umbrella high enough to make any attack ineffective (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) Who buys an umbrella anyway (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) It's an umbrella. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | It's a big enough umbrella (Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic; performing artist: The Police) | |
Clever | A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Umbrella (1933) Priscilla and the Umbrella (1911) Jack's Umbrella (1911) Daddy's Didums and the Umbrella (1911) The Romance of an Umbrella (1909) | |
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 | Early level crew - taking the back sight Umbrella shading instrument, recorder writing down observations and computing Level party of W.H. Burger. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Small umbrella lashed to alpenstock - shading instrument from sun Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Fisherman displaying fish caught in St. Paul Harbor. Umbrella hat frees hands for more important fishing tasks. Umbrella hat necessary to protect from frequent showers, not ward off the midnight sun. Apparently this fisherman did not consult the local weather forecast as a clear sky would indicate few showers . Credit: Fisheries. |  | "On the morning of March 27, 1945 during Okinawa preparations four suicide planes attacked the light cruiser USS Biloxi. Three were shot down in flames but the fourth broke through the umbrella of ack-ack to smash itself against the cruiser's side. Later investigation revealed a 500-kilogram bomb which failed to explode. Rendered harmless, the bomb became the prized possession of the quarterdeck where it is shown being examined by Major Anthony V. Ragusin (right) of Biloxi, Miss., and Ensign Jack Fisher, USNR, of Natchitoches, La., both of whom are attached to the staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific Ocean Areas." (Quoted from the original caption released with this photograph on 7 September 1945.). Credit: NAVY. |
 | Exterior view of large unidentified building in Georgia, with a man standing in front holding an umbrella, and a group of children sitting on the porch. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fat man holding closed umbrella with bulldog. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | No, mum, yer didn't leave no umbrella here : yer must her dropped it somewhar!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Cartoon showing President Grover Cleveland, carrying book "What I know about women's clubs," being chased with an umbrella by Susan B. Anthony, as Uncle Sam laughs in background] / Barth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | All he lacks is the umbrella. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Woman demonstrating "steaming hot beach wieners" at stand shaded by umbrella. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Umbrella 1" by Erico Dias Commentary: "Umbrella from Indonesia, at the window." | "Umbrella" by Jamie Harris Commentary: "Oh, those rainy days." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alice Hegan Rice | It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains. |
Douglas Jerrold | He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain. |
James Russell Lowell | Compromise makes a good umbrella but a poor roof; it is a temporary expedient. |
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Three Voices | Carroll, Lewis | With huge umbrella, lank and brown, Unerringly she pinned it down, Right through the centre of the crown |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He went out with his umbrella under his arm, and this umbrella for a long time was something portion of his glory |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He marched towards the group, striking the flags with the heels of his boots and with the ferule of his heavy umbrella. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Unionized German labor (about 35 percent of the labor force) is organized in a few large umbrella unions. (references) | |
At least one 1997 industry agreement permits distressed companies to pay wages at levels below the umbrella agreements. (references) | ||
The Internet service Wanadoo, which is under the France Telecom umbrella, is the first to bring this technology to use in France. (references) | ||
Children | Bahamas | The Disability Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Social Development and National Insurance works with the Bahamas Council for Disability, an umbrella organization of nongovernmental organizations that offer services for persons with disabilities, to provide a coordinated public and private sector approach to the needs of persons with disabilities. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Laos | The Lao National Front has recognized two Protestant groups: The Lao Evangelical Church (the umbrella Protestant church) and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. (references) |
Nepal | Such a case was filed with the Supreme Court against the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the United Missions to Nepal, an umbrella Protestant NGO, in December 1999. The case still was pending at year's end. (references) | |
Economic History | Russia | In June 1999, the U.S. and Russian Governments extended the CTR Umbrella Agreement through 2006. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | The Commission operates under the umbrella of the Supreme Economic Council and is headed by Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki. (references) | |
Nicaragua | Less than one-third of the unionized labor force belongs to the National Labor Federation (FNT), an FSLN-affiliated umbrella organization. (references) | |
Human Rights | Peru | The National Coordinator for Human Rights (Coordinadora) is an umbrella organization for more than 60 human rights NGO's. (references) |
Czech Republic | The best-known human rights groups are the Czech Helsinki Committee and the Tolerance Foundation (an umbrella organization). (references) | |
Colombia | The AUC umbrella group, according to military estimates, comprises between 8,000 and 11,000 combatants, who are members of 7 major blocs. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Peru | Both organizations joined the Permanent Conference of Indigenous Peoples, an umbrella body that coordinates the activities of the country's indigenous population. (references) |
Minorities | Croatia | In July twenty Roma associations came together to form the "Board of Romani Unions of Croatia" (VRUH), the first Roma umbrella group in the country. (references) |
Mauritius | The Mauritian Council of Social Service (MACOSS), which serves as an umbrella group for NGO's in the country, created a conflict resolution working group to address ethnic tensions. (references) | |
Political Economy | Mexico | The Business Coordinating Council (CCE) is an umbrella organization that carries the views of the major business chambers to the government. (references) |
Sudan | In 2000 northern Muslim opposition groups under the NDA umbrella structure, which includes the SPLA, took military action against the Government. (references) | |
VENEZUELA | One major union umbrella organization, the Venezuelan Confederation of Workers (CTV), three smaller confederations, and a number of independent unions all operate freely. (references) | |
Political Rights | Zimbabwe | Since 1997 the NCA, an umbrella organization comprising most of the country's important civil society groups, has advocated the creation of a new constitution that would reduce the power of the presidency and offer greater protection for civil liberties. (references) |
Guinea | In September 1998, the Government and the CODEM, an umbrella group of opposition parties formed in 1995, agreed to establish a Superior Council for Electoral Affairs (SCEA) and local vote counting commissions, composed of CODEM as well as government and ruling party representatives, with oversight authority over local vote counting and transmission of local results to Conakry. (references) | |
Belarus | There were two main groups of domestic election observers: An independent group from NGO's working under the umbrella title of "Civic Initiative--Independent Observation," that included many of the country's most prominent human rights NGO's; and a proregime group of domestic observers led by the Belarusian Patriotic Youth Union (BPSM). In the months leading up to the election, the independent domestic observation effort was under constant attack, both physically by unknown assailants believed to be connected to the police, and in the media. (references) | |
Trade | Nicaragua | Additionally, the CZF has under its umbrella 16 companies that are run as self-managed free trade zones (ZOFAS) in diverse provinces of the country. (references) |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh is a member of the South Asia Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA) under the umbrella of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). (references) | |
India | The Umbrella Policy is available to commercial lenders, state agencies, export trading companies and similar organizations to insure export receivables of their small business clients. (references) | |
Travel | Mexico | An umbrella is a necessity during this season. (references) |
Singapore | Summer-weight suits/dresses, several dress-shirts, an umbrella and swimsuit are recommended for the traveller. (references) | |
Cote D'ivoire | Tropical weight suits and clothing are appropriate throughout the year and an umbrella is essential during the June to August rainy season. (references) | |
Women | Marshall Islands | Women's groups under the WUTIMI umbrella publicize women's issues and attempt to create a greater awareness of the rights of women. (references) |
Uruguay | A national commission for workplace equality includes representatives from the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education and Culture, chambers of commerce, and the umbrella labor organization. (references) | |
Denmark | Violence against women is a problem, but the Government took steps to combat it. An umbrella nongovernmental organization (NGO) reports that in 2000, women's crisis shelters were contacted 8,825 times, compared with 8,439 times in 1999. A total of 2,083 women stayed at shelters during 2000, compared with 2,054 women in 1999. There were 477 reported rapes in 1999, 497 in 2000, and 243 during the first 6 months of the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Kyrgyz Republic | Growing numbers of smaller unions were not affiliated with the umbrella organization. (references) |
Mauritius | Ten major labor federations serve as umbrella organizations for these smaller unions. (references) | |
Vanuatu | They are grouped under an umbrella organization, the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions (VCTU). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Jay McGraw | You know, that's a good question, because I think it spans from however long you're old enough to say, I want to do other than exactly what my parents say, to whenever you move out of the house, or quit dealing under the umbrella of your parents. |
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| "Umbrella" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.51% of the time. "Umbrella" is used about 812 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.51% | 808 | 8,626 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.49% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 812 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Umbrella Bancorp, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "umbrella": air umbrella ♦ beach umbrella ♦ bring smth. under one umbrella ♦ earleaved umbrella tree ♦ folding umbrella ♦ get under one umbrella ♦ japanese umbrella pine ♦ M Umbrella ♦ Magnolia Umbrella ♦ nuclear umbrella ♦ sun umbrella ♦ umbrella ant ♦ umbrella antenna ♦ umbrella arum ♦ umbrella barrage ♦ umbrella bird ♦ umbrella fern ♦ umbrella leaf ♦ umbrella magnolia ♦ umbrella mortgage ♦ umbrella organization ♦ umbrella pine ♦ umbrella plant ♦ umbrella sedge ♦ umbrella shell ♦ umbrella stand ♦ umbrella tent ♦ umbrella title ♦ umbrella tree ♦ under the umbrella of. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "umbrella": umbrella-ed, umbrella-holder, umbrella-like, umbrella-organisation, umbrella-shaded, umbrella-stand, umbrella-topped, umbrella-type. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
umbrella | 3,135 | umbrella plant | 64 |
beach umbrella | 3,108 | garden umbrella | 59 |
patio umbrella | 1,386 | pool umbrella | 58 |
market umbrella | 560 | umbrella hat | 58 |
umbrella stroller | 344 | umbrella base | 47 |
golf umbrella | 230 | umbrella picture | 46 |
rain umbrella | 203 | side post umbrella | 44 |
umbrella girl | 175 | child umbrella | 44 |
outdoor umbrella | 163 | butterfly umbrella | 43 |
umbrella stand | 156 | under the umbrella tree | 43 |
umbrella insurance | 121 | cantilever umbrella | 43 |
umbrella cockatoo | 117 | chair umbrella | 43 |
umbrella stands | 102 | offset patio umbrella | 42 |
umbrella light | 97 | umbrella wholesale | 42 |
offset umbrella | 84 | deck umbrella | 39 |
sun umbrella | 76 | burberry umbrella | 39 |
double umbrella stroller | 75 | umbrella policy | 37 |
table umbrella | 74 | umbrella bird | 36 |
totes umbrella | 70 | umbrella tablecloth | 32 |
umbrella tree | 67 | tractor umbrella | 31 |
patio umbrella light | 31 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "umbrella"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | sambreel. (various references) | |
Albanian | ombrellë (mush, parasol). (various references) | |
Arabic | مظلة (chute, parachute, sunshade), حمى بمظلة, المظلة الجوية, المظلة, ظلل (hatch, overshadow, shade), شمسية. (various references) | |
Asturian | paragües. (various references) | |
Basque | euritako. (various references) | |
Bemba | mwamfuli. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | чадър (Brolly, mush), тяло (body, bulk, corps, figure, flesh, form, frame, person, personage), купол (baptistery, boss, cupola, dome, vault), протекция (patronage, protection, push, ward), подкрепа (advocacy, aid, backing, championship, comfort, corroboration, help, maintenance, patronage, promotion, prop, support, sustentation, yeoman service). (various references) | |
Catalan | paraigua. (various references) | |
Cebuano | payong. (various references) | |
Chamorro | payu. (various references) | |
Chinese | 雨傘 , 繖 (parasol), 伞, 傘 (parasol). (various references) | |
Cornish | glawlen. (various references) | |
Czech | deštník. (various references) | |
Danish | paraply. (various references) | |
Dutch | paraplu. (various references) | |
Esperanto | pluvombrelo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | regnskól. (various references) | |
Farsi | چتراستعمال کردن , چتر, حفاظ (Awning, Hangar, Safeguard, Scabbard, Shell, Shield), سایبان (Bower, Canopy, Hovel, Marquee, Parasol, Sunshade). (various references) | |
Finnish | sateenvarjo. (various references) | |
French | parapluie. (various references) | |
Frisian | reinskaard. (various references) | |
German | Regenschirm (Brolly), Schirm (cap, parasol, peak, protection, screen, shade, shield, sunshade, visor). (various references) | |
Greek | ομπρέλα. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | ombrellë. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מטריה, אהיל (lampshade, shade), סוכך (screen, sun blind). (various references) | |
Hungarian | esernyõ (Brolly), esernyő (mush), esernyô. (various references) | |
Indonesian | payung. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | maquksiut. (various references) | |
Italian | ombrello (Brolly). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 雨傘. (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かさ (bulk, halo, hat, parasol, quantity, ring, shade, volume), こうもりがさ, あまがさ (rain hat), ようがさ (parasol). (various references) | |
Korean | 우산. (various references) | |
Macedonian | chador. (various references) | |
Malay | payung. (various references) | |
Manx | scaaliaghee (brolly, gamp), fasscaadagh. (various references) | |
Maori | amarara. (various references) | |
Maya | booch. (various references) | |
Norwegian | paraply. (various references) | |
Occitan | parapluèja. (various references) | |
Papiamen | paraplü. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ellaumbray.(various references) | |
Polish | parasol. (various references) | |
Portuguese | guarda-chuva (brolly, gingham, mush). (various references) | |
Provencal | parapluèja. (various references) | |
Romanian | umbrelå, umbrelã (gingham, mushroom). (various references) | |
Romansch | paraplievgia. (various references) | |
Romany | chadùri. (various references) | |
Ruanda | umutaka. (various references) | |
Russian | зонтик (gingham, mush, sunshade, umbel). (various references) | |
Samoan | faamalu. (various references) | |
Sepedi | samporele. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zaštita avijacijom, kišobran (brolly), amrel (brolly). (various references) | |
Shona | mufenje (umbrella tree). (various references) | |
Sicilian | umbrella. (various references) | |
Spanish | paraguas (Brolly, Gamp). (various references) | |
Sranan | prasoro. (various references) | |
Swahili | mwavuli. (various references) | |
Swedish | paraply (Brolly, Gamp). (various references) | |
Tagalog | páyong. (various references) | |
Turkish | koruyucu (conservator, contraceptive, Guardian, guarding, keeper, life saver, patron, preservative, preserver, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, protective, protector, protectress, safeguard, safety, sentinel, tutelar, tutelary, warden), koruma (aegis, asylum, auspices, bodyguard, conservancy, conservation, convoy, covering, custody, defending, defense, escort, Favor, favour, guard, guarding, indemnity, keeping, lifeguard, maintenance, patronage, preservation, protection, protective, retention, safeguard, safekeeping, shade, shadow, shield, tutelage), şemsiye (gingham, sunshade). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | зонтик (umbel), прикриття (coverage, screen, veiling), парасолька. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | dù, ô (sunshade). (various references) | |
Welsh | ymbare/l, glawlen. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | umbella. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "umbrella": umbrellaed, umbrellaing, umbrellas. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "umbrella": subumbrella. (additional references) | |
Words containing "umbrella": subumbrellas. (additional references) | |
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"Umbrella" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amberola, ambrella, umberella, umbrala, umbrealla, umbrell, umbrellad, Umbrello, Umbrells, umbrrela, umgbrella. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "umbrella" (pronounced umbre"lu or u"mbre'lu) |
| 3 | -e" l u | Candela, cella, citronella, favela, fella, flagella, labella, novella, patella, Prunella, rubella, salmonella, Stella, Tele, Vela. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: umbellar. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-l-l-m-r-u" | |
-1 letter: rubella, rulable. | |
-2 letters: allure, ambler, baller, blamer, brumal, bullae, labrum, lamber, laurel, lumbar, lumber, marble, mauler, muller, ramble, rumble, umbrae, umbral. | |
-3 letters: abler, album, amber, amble, baler, blame, blare, blear, bluer, blume, bream, brume, bulla, embar, label, lamer, larum, lemur, mulla, mural, realm, ruble, rumba, ulema, umbel, umber, umbra, ureal. | |
-4 letters: able, alme, alum. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-l-l-m-r-u" | |
+1 letter: umbrellas. | |
+2 letters: umbrellaed. | |
+3 letters: bimolecular, multibarrel, rambouillet, subdermally, subumbrella, umbrellaing. | |
+4 letters: biomolecular, rambouillets, subumbrellas. | |
+5 letters: bimolecularly, liebfraumilch, multibarreled, multivariable, unreclaimable. | |
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