upturn
(noun) an upward movement or trend as in business activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
upturn (plural upturns)
an upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit
• downturn
upturn (third-person singular simple present upturns, present participle upturning, simple past and past participle upturned) (ambitransitive)
to turn (something) up or over
• turn up, turn-up, turnup
Source: Wiktionary
Up*turn", v. t.
Definition: To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster. So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
