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
upturned (comparative more upturned, superlative most upturned)
turned over; inverted; capsized
(of a nose etc.) turned up at the end
looking upwards, turned upwards
• turned up, underput
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
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
