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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