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UPTURNED
retrousse, tip-tilted, upturned
(adjective) (used of noses) turned up at the end; “a retrousse nose”; “a small upturned nose”
overturned, upset, upturned
(adjective) having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; “an overturned car”; “the upset pitcher of milk”; “sat on an upturned bucket”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
upturned (comparative more upturned, superlative most upturned)
turned over; inverted; capsized
(of a nose etc.) turned up at the end
looking upwards, turned upwards
Anagrams
• turned up, underput
Source: Wiktionary
UPTURN
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
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