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Word entry · 8 letters

umbrella

Best crossword clue

"Portable rain cover"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted abellmruStarts with UEnds with A3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A portable cover used for protection from rain or sun.

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
  • There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
  • The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Portable rain cover8 letters
02Rainy-day cover8 letters
03Rain shield8 letters

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