upper
- adjective
- /ˈʌpər/
- We secured the doors on the upper levels.
- upper lip
- upper left
- upper and lower
No, I'm exercising my upper neck muscles.
- No, I'm exercising my upper neck muscles.
- Hold it, Now your upper lip and hold it, hold it.
Examples
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The next day, he sat at his table in the bare upper room for many hours.
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The upper limb of the tree was filled with bright green leaves.
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You have three figures in the upper temple scene.
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Please follow me to the upper deck.
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So now I'm outside on the upper level of the porch.
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Nearly every Hispanic village in the upper Rio Grande region has a community gathering place.
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If surgical options were limited only to tracheotomy, an upper airway examination would not be necessary.
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He climbed to the upper floor to enjoy the view of the city.
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She has a pain in her upper back after exercising.
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Compounds
Having higher than average income, education, and social position among the middle class
The peninsula in the northwestern part of Michigan between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
- Specialized
The late part of the Stone Age when only modern humans lived, ending about 10,000 BC
- Specialized
The part of the breathing system that includes the nose, throat, and windpipe
- Informal
A person who gives more drinks or a quick snack that makes you less hungry for a short time
A river in central England flowing through Stratford-on-Avon to join the River Severn
A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and joins the River Severn
- Specialized
A late part of Earth's history 310 to 280 million years ago with swamp forests that formed coal
- Specialized
A time about 310 to 280 million years ago with warm swampy land where much coal formed
A former administrative region in northern France covering the northeast of Normandy
A peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan with forests, lakes, and small towns
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Morphology
upper = (transparent) = up + er
Standard adjectival formation from 'up' + '-er' yielding 'upper' meaning 'situated above'. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Upper comes from the old English word up meaning 'above'. If something is upper, it is located toward the top or above another thing, which is exactly what the word says.