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upper

Pronunciation: /ˈʌpə/

The English word “upper” has 18 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.

verb

  1. To fix an upper onto a shoe.
  2. To raise.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

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