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Meaning of "bumbershoot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUMBERSHOOT

bumbershoot  [ˈbʌmbəʃuːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMBERSHOOT

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Bumbershoot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUMBERSHOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bumbershoot

Bumbershoot

Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes both indoor theaters and outdoor stages. The name of the festival was taken from bumbershoot, a colloquial term for umbrella, probably coined in the 19th century as a portmanteau of the words umbrella and parachute.

Definition of bumbershoot in the English dictionary

The definition of bumbershoot in the dictionary is umbrella.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUMBERSHOOT


chute
ʃuːt
crapshoot
ˈkræpˌʃuːt
offshoot
ˈɒfˌʃuːt
outshoot
ˌaʊtˈʃuːt
overshoot
ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt
parachute
ˈpærəˌʃuːt
photoshoot
ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃuːt
reshoot
riːˈʃuːt
rotachute
ˈrəʊtəˌʃuːt
shoot
ʃuːt
shoot-the-chute
ˈʃuːtðəˈʃuːt
Shute
ʃuːt
sideshoot
ˈsaɪdˌʃuːt
troubleshoot
ˈtrʌblˌʃuːt
undershoot
ˌʌndəˈʃuːt
upshoot
ʌpˈʃuːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUMBERSHOOT

bum
bum bag
bum boy
bum rap
bum someone off
bum steer
bum´s rush
bumbailiff
bumbaze
bumble
bumble-foot
bumble-puppy
bumblebee
bumbleberry
bumbledom
bumbler
bumbling
bumblingly
bumbo
bumboat

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUMBERSHOOT

barefoot
boot
fashion shoot
foot
hoot
loot
not give a hoot
on the back foot
on the front foot
on the right foot
on the wrong foot
point-and-shoot
reboot
root
scoot
stone shoot
the whole shoot
to boot
turkey shoot
woot

Synonyms and antonyms of bumbershoot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bumbershoot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUMBERSHOOT

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The translations of bumbershoot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bumbershoot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的Bumbershoot
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bumbershoot
570 millions of speakers

English

bumbershoot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bumbershoot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bumbershoot
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зонт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bumbershoot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bumbershoot
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bumbershoot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bumbershoot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Musspitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンバーシュート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bumbershoot
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangkokhoot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bumbershoot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bumbershoot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Bumbershoot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bumbershoot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bumbershoot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bumbershoot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зонт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bumbershoot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bumbershoot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bumbershoot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bumbershoot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bumbershoot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bumbershoot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMBERSHOOT»

The term «bumbershoot» is regularly used and occupies the 64.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMBERSHOOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bumbershoot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMBERSHOOT»

Discover the use of bumbershoot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bumbershoot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The bumbershoot
A boy and girl who find an umbrella put it to a variety of imaginary uses until they get caught in the rain.
Bruce Hammond, Lucinda Winslow, 1974
2
Seattle Curiosities: Quirky characters, roadside oddities & ...
Bumbershoot Festival Bumbershoot, BumberSHOOT, BUMBERSHOOT—not Bumpershoot! I hope this is the final word on this issue, which, if you couldn't tell, is one of my longest-standing pet peeves. For folks who wonder, bumbershoot has ...
Steve Pomper, 2009
3
Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide
BUMBERSHOOT PEAK 5742 (1751 m) This double-summited peak is located 2 miles south of O'Neil Pass. Route. I, 2. From O'Neil Pass, traverse southward across Upper O'Neil Creek on a bench to gain the E-W tree-covered ridge between ...
Olympic Mountain Rescue, 2006
4
Los Angeles Magazine
Xenophobic Washingtonians don't like to talk much about Bumbershoot because they're afraid it will encourage more Californians to move to their state. (Just make it clear that you've come only for the weekend, and you probably won't have ...
5
Invisible Rendezvous: Connection and Collaboration in the ...
Chicago: IN.S.OMNIA Print Outs. Invisible Seattle. 1980a. Make Room for Dada. Poster. Seattle: Invisible Seattle. . 1980b. The Daily Zeitgeist: The Official Publication of Invisible Seattle. Seattle: Bumbershoot Literary Arts Committee. . 1980c.
Rob Wittig, 1994
6
SPIN
Advance tickets on sale NOW at bumbershoot.org, Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800-745-3000. Prices increase on August 22, so buy early for the best savings! BECOME A BUMBERFAN BY SIGNING UP AT BUMBERSHOOT.ORG It's ...
7
Double Baloney
Bruce Howard Hamilton. MY BUMBERSHOOT My bumbershoot, prime as an instrument of strength, nicely collapses. MY BUMBERSHOOT My bumbershoot manages well when rain has been falling pell—mell, and often I'm drier than is all  ...
Bruce Howard Hamilton, 2009
8
Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains
BUMBERSHOOT PEAK 5786 ( 1 764 m) This double-summited peak is located 2 miles south of O'Neil Pass. Route. I, 2. From O'Neil Pass, traverse southward across upper O'Neil Creek on a bench to gain the E-W tree -covered ridge between ...
‎1988
9
Seattle's Music Venues
is a 1974 photograph of one of the many musical performers at Seattle's famous Bumbershoot festival. The first Bumbershoot was held in Seattle in 1971 and called Festival '71. It was a two~day event, showcasing indoor motorcycle races,  ...
Jolie Dawn Bergman, 2013
10
Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers
16.1 To cloud or not to cloud * The Bumbershoot Corporation's biology research center produces 600 GB of new data for every wet lab experiment. Assume the data generated can be easily parallelized, with a negligible overhead.
Mung Chiang, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMBERSHOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bumbershoot is used in the context of the following news items.
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More things to do Wednesday, July 8
When he's not pitching laughs and taking names at comedy festivals including Bridgetown, Bumbershoot and San Francisco's Sketchfest, he's ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
2
If you heard the music but couldn't figure out the source…
Imagine if all of the NIMBY curmudgeons had their way when other festivals like Bumbershoot and Capitol Hill Block Party fire up their massive ... «West Seattle Blog, Jul 15»
3
What's in Your Fridge: Kathryn Calder
I have always been music-obsessed, but I remember seeing Elliott Smith at the Key Arena in Seattle when I was 18, at the Bumbershoot music ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
4
The Planner: 7 Days, 7 Things, July 5-11
When he's not pitching laughs and taking names at comedy festivals including Bridgetown, Bumbershoot and San Francisco's Sketchfest, he's ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Where to catch the best outdoor music this summer
Bumbershoot: Sept. 5 through 7, Seattle Center. Seattle's premiere celebration of the arts. Notable acts include Faith No More, Ellie Goulding, ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
6
Voter fraud is 31 in 1 billion
I discovered that many voting booths have no hook to hang your bumbershoot. But even more disturbing is voter fraud. I know it's shocking, the ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
7
HomeHow Do You Talk God Out of The Apocalypse? Ask Eli Shapiro.
... DC Shorts Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival, Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival, Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival, ... «Forward, Jul 15»
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Jennifer Jasper's FAMILY AFFAIR to Return to the JewelBox, 7/15
Jennifer's hit autobiographical show I Can Hear You...But I'm Not Listening was featured most recently at Bumbershoot 2014, Teatro Paraguas ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
9
What a load of piffle
Let's start with the ever-popular term, bumbershoot. ... If you hadn't heard of a bumbershoot, you have likely heard of canoodle – the cheeky ... «Michigan Radio, Jun 15»
10
Sun's out, bikes are out -- especially Seattle's green Cycle Share kind
... of the weather and Pronto's efforts to make more bikes available for music festivals, such as Capitol Hill Block Party and Bumbershoot. «seattlepi.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bumbershoot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bumbershoot>. May 2024 ».
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