| 1. | in, at, or to a higher place. |
| 2. | overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My brother lives in the apartment above. A flock of birds circled above. |
| 3. | higher in rank, authority, or power: She was told to speak to the person above. |
| 4. | higher in quantity or number: books with 100 pages and above. |
| 5. | before or earlier, esp. in a book or other piece of writing; foregoing: the remark quoted above. Compare below (def. 6). |
| 6. | in or to heaven: gone to her eternal rest above. |
| 7. | Zoology. on the upper or dorsal side. |
| 8. | Theater. upstage. Compare below (def. 9). |
| 9. | higher than zero on the temperature scale: The temperature dropped to ten above this morning. |
| 10. | in or to a higher place than; over: to fly above the clouds; the floor above ours. |
| 11. | more in quantity or number than; in excess of: all girls above 12 years of age; The weight is above a ton. |
| 12. | superior in rank, authority, or standing to: A captain is above a lieutenant. |
| 13. | not subject or liable to; not capable of (some undesirable action, thought, etc.): above suspicion; to be above bad behavior. |
| 14. | of too fine a character for: He is above such trickery. |
| 15. | rather than; in preference to: to favor one child above the other. |
| 16. | beyond, esp. north of: six miles above Baltimore. |
| 17. | Theater. upstage of. |
| 18. | said, mentioned, or written above; foregoing: the above explanation. |
| 19. | something that was said, mentioned, or written above: to refer to the above. |
| 20. | the person or persons previously indicated: The above will all stand trial. |
| 21. | heaven: truly a gift from above. |
| 22. | a higher authority: an order from above. |
| 23. | above all, most important of all; principally: charity above all. |

above
In addition to the idioms beginning with above, also see all (none) of the above; cut above; head and shoulders above; over and above.