upper

Speech parts

1. upper - Noun

2. upper - Adjective

4. upper - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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 leather for a shoe; a vamp.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

above top superior chief elite elevated upward topmost uppermost higher higher-ranking loftier north supreme alto
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Antonyms

under lower elementary first down final
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Hypernyms

berth bunk excitant drug of abuse piece of leather built in bed

Hyponyms

bennie meth ice glass chalk crank

Related terms

on one's uppers

Phrases with the word

upper crust stiff upper lip upper hand Upper Secondary School Upper Providence upper ten thousand

Anagrams

Ruppe

Examples

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. Anton Chekhov

YOU are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf, I am the smaller one on its upper side,' said the dewdrop to the lake. Rabindranath Tagore

And though hard be the task, keep a stiff upper lip. Phoebe Cary

Keep a stiff upper lip. French Proverb

It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. Irish Proverb

One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

uppe upped uppent upper airway upper airway cough syndrome upper and lower case