umbrella

English Thesaurus

1. having the function of uniting a group of similar things (noun.act)

hypernym	:	conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting,
definition	:	the act of making or becoming a single unit (noun.act)

2. a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets (noun.act)

hypernym	:	defence, defense, defensive measure,
definition	:	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun.act)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

3. a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	canopy,
definition	:	a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	brolly, gamp,
definition	:	colloquial terms for an umbrella (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	gore, panel,
definition	:	a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	grip, handgrip, handle, hold,
definition	:	the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	rib,
definition	:	support resembling the rib of an animal (noun.artifact)

4. covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups (adj.all)

similar	:	comprehensive,
definition	:	including all or everything (adj.all)