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 Definitions of Upper  [ˈʌp ər]  

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Definition of 'Upper' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) upper
higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale:
the upper stories of a house.

2.  upper
superior, as in rank, dignity, or station.

3.  upper
(of places) at a higher level, more northerly, or farther from the sea:
upper New York State.

4.  upper
(often cap.) denoting a later division of a geologic period, system, or the like:
the Upper Devonian.

5. (n.) upper
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.

6.  upper
an upper berth.

7.  upper
Usu., uppers.

8.  upper
an upper dental plate.

9.  upper
an upper tooth.

10.  upper
Informal. poor; without means.

11. (Slang.) upper
a stimulant drug, esp. an amphetamine.


Definition of 'Upper' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) upper berth, upper
the higher of two berths

2. (noun) upper
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
"Uppers come in many styles"

3. (adj) amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

4. (adj) upper
the topmost one of two

5. (adj) upper
higher in place or position
"the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"

6. (adj) upper
superior in rank or accomplishment
"the upper half of the class"


Definition of 'Upper' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) upper
lower
the upper teeth; the upper mountain range

2.  upper
lower
the upper part of the sculpture; a bruise on her upper thigh

3.  upper
lower
temperatures in the upper nineties; the upper middle class


Definition of 'Upper' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Upper
the upper leather for a shoe; a vamp

2.  Upper
being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature


Translation of 'Upper' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: higher in position, rank etc
the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: boonste Arabic flag Arabic: أعْلى،عُلْوي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: горен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: superior Czech flag Czech: horní German flag German: ober
Danish flag Danish: øvre; over- Greek flag Greek: επάνω, ανώτερος σε θέση, Spanish flag Spanish: superior
Estonian flag Estonian: ülemine Farsi flag Farsi: بالایی؛ بالا Finnish flag Finnish: ylempi
French flag French: supérieur Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֶליוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: ऊपर वाला
Croatian flag Croatian: gornji Hungarian flag Hungarian: felső Indonesian flag Indonesian: atas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: efri, hærri, æðri Italian flag Italian: superiore Japanese flag Japanese: 上の
Korean flag Korean: 위의, 높은 쪽의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: viršutinis Latvian flag Latvian: augšējais; virsējais
Malay flag Malay: atas Dutch flag Dutch: boven- Norwegian flag Norwegian: høyere(stående); over-
Polish flag Polish: górny Persian flag Persian: بالایی؛ بالا Pashto flag Pashto: پورتنى، پاسنى، برنى، برسې
Portuguese flag Portuguese: superior Romanian flag Romanian: superior Russian flag Russian: высший; верхний
Slovak flag Slovak: horný Slovenian flag Slovenian: zgornji Serbian flag Serbian: gornji
Swedish flag Swedish: övre, över- Thai flag Thai: ระดับสูง; สูงกว่า; ส่วนบน Turkish flag Turkish: üst
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (地位、權力、等級)較高的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: верхній; вищий Urdu flag Urdu: بالاتر، اوپر
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cao hơn một cái gì khác Chinese flag Chinese: (地位、权力、等级)较高的

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