UPSHOOT

Etymology

Verb

upshoot (third-person singular simple present upshoots, present participle upshooting, simple past and past participle upshot)

(intransitive) To shoot upward.

Noun

upshoot (plural upshoots)

(pathology) An involuntary upward movement of the eye

Anagrams

• Pushtoo, outshop, shoot up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*shoot", v. i.

Definition: To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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