Umbrella vs Influence - What's the difference?
umbrella | influence |
Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
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*: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.
Generally, anything that provides protection.
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Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
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The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
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To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.
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To form the dome shape of an open umbrella.
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To move like a sea jelly.
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The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author=(Leo Hickman)
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, title= An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
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, title= (astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
(obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
* Hooker
(electricity) Electrostatic induction.
To affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
To exert, make use of one's influence.
(obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
As verbs the difference between umbrella and influence
is that umbrella is to cover or protect, as if by an umbrella while influence is .As a noun umbrella
is cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.As an adjective influence is
influenced.umbrella
English
(wikipedia umbrella)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (l) * (l) (colloquial) * (l) * (l)Derived terms
* Japanese umbrella pine * subumbrella * umbrella bird * umbrella body * umbrella brand * umbrella fund * umbrellaless * umbrella organisation, umbrella organization * umbrella pine * umbrella plant * umbrella school * umbrella stand * umbrella term * umbrella treeSee also
* awning * bumbershoot * gamp * parasol * shieldExternal links
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(en verb)Anagrams
* ----influence
English
(wikipedia influence)Noun
How algorithms rule the world, passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.}}
Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
- God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "influence": cultural, political, social, economic, military, personal, moral, intellectual, mental, good, bad, positive, negative, beneficial, harmful, huge, big, heavy, significant, important, potential, actual, primary.Verb
(influenc)- The politician wants to influence the public.
- I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.