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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