[uhp-er] Pronunciation Key | 1. | higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of a house; the upper register of a singer's voice. |
| 2. | superior, as in rank, dignity, or station. |
| 3. | (of places) at a higher level, more northerly, or farther from the sea: the upper slopes of a mountain; upper New York State. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. denoting a later division of a period, system, or the like: the Upper Devonian. |
| 5. | the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining. |
| 6. | an upper berth. |
| 7. | a gaiter made of cloth. Compare gaiter (def. 1). |
| 8. | Usually, uppers,
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| 9. | Informal. the higher of two bunks or berths. |
| 10. | on one's uppers, Informal. reduced to poverty; without sufficient means: They are on their uppers but manage to hide the fact from their friends. |
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[uhp-er] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a stimulant drug, esp. an amphetamine. |
| 2. | a pleasant or elating experience, person, or situation. |
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(ŭp'ər) Pronunciation Key
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upper (adj.)
| upper | |
adjective | |
| 1. | the topmost one of two |
| 2. | higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories" |
| 3. | superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class" |
noun | |
| 1. | the higher of two berths [syn: upper berth] |
| 2. | 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. | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine] |
upper
In addition to the idioms beginning with upper, also see keep a stiff upper lip; on one's uppers.
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| upper
(ŭp'ər) Pronunciation Key
Being a later or more recent division of the geological or archaeological period named. Compare lower. |
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Population (1990): 5906 (2529 housing units)
Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43351
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Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 34128 (14376 housing units)
Area: 24.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 1453 (490 housing units)
Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 2084 (772 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 7198 (2410 housing units)
Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 9727 (3861 housing units)
Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 7855 (4331 housing units)
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Population (1990): 11528 (3614 housing units)
Area: 96.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
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Population (1990): 19692 (6806 housing units)
Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
upper
Neth"er\, a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni?era, fr. the adv. ni?er downward; akin to neo?an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf. Beneath.] Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper. 'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton. This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. --Spenser. All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.
Upper
Up"per\, a.; comp. of Up. 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. The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. --Jowett (Thucyd.). Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. Upper covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the underworld.
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