An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
UPPER
upper
(adjective) higher in place or position; “the upper bunk”; “in the upper center of the picture”; “the upper stories”
upper
(adjective) superior in rank or accomplishment; “the upper half of the class”
upper
(adjective) the topmost one of two
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
(noun) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
upper
(noun) piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; “Uppers come in many styles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
upper (comparative uppermore, superlative uppermost)
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
Antonyms
• (at a higher position): lower, under
• (situated higher): lower
• (more recent): lower
Noun
upper (plural uppers)
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
The upper portion of something
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc, that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
(footwear) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
Someone with higher social standing
A senior student.
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
A tooth in the upper jaw.
A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
An upper berth or bunk.
(Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
Meronyms
• (shoemaking): vamp
Anagrams
• Ruppe
Source: Wiktionary
Up"per, a.; comp. of Up.
Definition: Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.).
– Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth.
– Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
– Upper covert (Zoöl.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills.
– Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck.
– Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes.
– Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.
– Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] -- Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.
– Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water.
– Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the underworld.
Up"per, n.
Definition: The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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