upper side
- noun
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lado superior
- Better to line the upper side ribs and upper top just in case Decker shines a light through the f-holes.
Examples
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A flat board is placed above the screen, and a plastic Braille duplication sheet is attached to the upper side of the board.
Academic text (1992) -
The banana plants grew as high as forty feet, and the regador's responsibility was to coat thoroughly both sides of each leaf, especially the upper side.
Academic text (2002) -
So typically I would start with it on its upper side and get the majority of it, but we'll start it on its backside.
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How is it possible that I know that Mr. De Marco here has a small but definite cut on the upper side of his Hampton?
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That washer is supposed to be on the upper side toward the intake and sits below where the dizzy sits on the inside (hope that makes sense), so the shaft won't pop out of the pump.
Blog text (18) -
It is felt on top of the bones on the upper side of the foot: you put your fingers on an imaginary line between the gap between the first and second toes, and the midpoint between the knobbly bones on either side extremity of the ankle.
Academic text (2012) -
To clean the table, make sure to wipe down the upper side thoroughly.
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The artist painted a beautiful design on the upper side of the canvas.
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The upper side of the leaf was glossy and vibrant, capturing the sunlight perfectly.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The upper part or surface of an object
13
2.5
The top surface of something like a box or roof
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2.8
The top side of an object that you can touch or see
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2.2
The upper surface of a thing, like paper or cake
The top surface of a thing like a table
Antonyms
How High
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2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the highest or uppermost surface' is directly and compositionally derived from 'upper' (toward the top) + 'side' (surface), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This is a common, literal compound-like pattern across languages and follows standard English adjective+noun composition, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Upper side names the upper or top side of something — the part you see from above, like the top of a box or the sunny face of a rock. So it is used to mean 'the highest surface' of an object.