umbrella

noun

(an apparatus for protecting a person from the rain, made of a folding covered framework attached to a stick with a handle: Take an umbrella - it's going to rain.)

umpire

1. noun

(in cricket, tennis etc, a person who supervises a game, makes sure that it is played according to the rules, and decides doubtful points: Tennis players usually have to accept the umpire's decision.)

2. verb

(to act as umpire: Have you umpired a tennis match before?)

umpteen

pronoun, adjective

(a great many: I've reminded him umpteen times to send it.)

- umpteenth

umpteenth

pronoun, adjective For the umpteenth time, don't speak with your mouth full!)