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umbrella steps

umbrella steps is the plural of umbrella step.

Meaning of umbrella step

Noun

umbrella step (plural umbrella steps)

  1. A type of move in the children's game Giant Steps or Mother May I that involves twirling on one foot while holding one finger on the top of the head.
    • As the various players are made to laugh and are eliminated in "Statue," it is noticed that one of the last to go is frozen in the position of umbrella step from the game of "Giant Step."1971, Eleanor Burke Leacock, The Culture of poverty: a critique, page 104

Questions about umbrella steps

What is umbrella steps the plural of?
Umbrella steps is the plural of umbrella step.

Words near umbrella steps in the dictionary

  1. umbrella school
  2. umbrella schools
  3. umbrella stand
  4. umbrella stands
  5. umbrella step
  6. umbrella steps
  7. umbrella term
  8. umbrella terms
  9. umbrella thorn
  10. umbrella thorns
  11. umbrella tree

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