umbrella vs defense

defense vs umbrella

umbrella and defense both are nouns.

umbrella is an adjective but defense is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
umbrella	Yes	Yes	No	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of umbrella; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than umbrella:

umbrella: a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
defense: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Other hypernyms of umbrella include defence, defensive measure.

umbrella (noun)	defense (noun)
a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
having the function of uniting a group of similar things	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

umbrella (adjective)	defense (adjective)
covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups

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