uppercase
2
2.2
- noun
- /ˈʌpərˌkeɪs/
- During the test, students were instructed to write their names in uppercase on the answer sheet.
- uppercase letters
- uppercase and lowercase
Examples
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On small paper plates, I drew a treble clef and uppercase letters of the musical alphabet.
Academic text (2006) -
However, the name of the journal itself is italicized as well as done in uppercase and lowercase.
Academic text (2002) -
I wrote the note names in bold uppercase letters.
Academic text (2006) -
Use lower- and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
Academic text (2006) -
There are dozens, probably hundreds, of instances of uppercase letters on the site.
Blog text (13) -
First letter of the quote should be uppercase and the rest should be lowercase.
Blog text (27) -
For each, the child is shown a sheet with either all of the uppercase letters or all of the lowercase letters presented in random order.
Academic text (2015) -
To reinforce the use of uppercase letters, the teacher uses items listed in class spelling bees.
Academic text (1990) -
In her report, she used uppercase letters to highlight important names.
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The sign clearly stated that you must use uppercase letters at the beginning of each word.
Synonyms
22
1.2
A large letter used at the start of names or sentences
9
1.0
Large letters that start sentences and names
2
1.0
A large letter that you use at the start of a sentence or name
1
1.5
A large letter that begins names and sentences
1
8.4
A large capital letter used at the start of names or sentences
1
3.4
An uppercase letter written clearly and not joined to other letters often used on forms
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uppercase originally named the 'upper case' or top box where printers stored capital letters, with upper meaning top and case meaning box. So an uppercase letter is a big, 'capital' letter.