English Explanatory Dictionary

upper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
  2. Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
  3. Younger, more recent.
  4. Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
noun
  1. A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
  2. Anything that cheers one up.
  3. The upper portion of something.
  4. The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
  5. The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
  6. Someone with higher social standing
  7. A senior student.
  8. That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
  9. A tooth in the upper jaw.
  10. A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
  11. An upper berth or bunk.
  12. A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.

Pronunciation

ŭʹ-pər /ˈʌpə/ /ˈʌpɚ/ en-us-upper.ogg /ˈʊpə/

Word forms

upper uppermore uppermost uppers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

Antonyms

lower under

Related words

on one's uppers beater-upper break-upper catcher-upper cheerer-upper cleaner-upper doer-upper filler-upper fixer-upper fuck-upper giver-upper hold-upper hook-upper knocker-upper looker-upper maker-upper messer-upper picker-upper rounder-upper shaker-upper snapper-upper stinker-upper swan upper user-upper waker-upper warmer-upper washer-upper sole tongue lace heel

Derived words

Beaconsfield Upper Edi Upper Everton Upper fat upper pubic area fat upper pussy area Maffra West Upper member of upper house Murray Upper Pakenham Upper stiff upper lip Tambo Upper Towong Upper upper airway Upper Alle Upper Allyn Upper Arley upper arm upper atmosphere Upper Austria Upper Ballinderry Upper Barron Upper Batley Upper Beeding Upper Bentley Upper Bingara Upper Blessington Upper Boat upper body upper bound upper boundary Upper Brookfield Upper Broughton Upper Burnie Upper Burringbar Upper Bylong Upper Caboolture upper camel case Upper Capel upper case Upper Castra upper chamber Upper Chichester upper circle upper class Upper Colo upper concave envelope Upper Coomera Upper Coopers Creek Upper Cooyar Creek Upper Copmanhurst Upper Corindi Upper Corris upper crust upper-cruster Upper Crystal Creek upper cut Upper Daintree Upper Daradgee Upper Dartbrook Upper Dawson

Translations

Armenian: վերին Catalan: alt Catalan: superior Finnish: myöhempi Russian: по́здний German: Upper Māori: (pūroi) haupiki Swedish: uppåttjack
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