upturned
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- adjective
- /ˈʌpˌtɜrnd/
:
respingado
- He looked up at the sky with his upturned face, enjoying the warm sunlight.
- upturned nose
- upturned face
He's got kind of he he looks kind of dragon like he, he's got kind of a crocodile face with an upturned nose.
- He's got kind of he he looks kind of dragon like he, he's got kind of a crocodile face with an upturned nose.
Examples
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Slackened by sleep, his upturned face was oddly childlike, almost touching.
Fiction book (1998) -
A dozen male figures, each carrying an instrument or tool, danced in a dreadful ritual grace around a female form, who stood with arms raised high, her upturned face twisted in some overpowering emotion.
Fiction book (1993) -
He had a flash of her from long ago, face upturned, demanding.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her child, whose upturned face is clearly visible, is swaddled as is customary.
Academic text (2004) -
Her upturned nose.
Fiction book (1999) -
Given a choice, she most definitely would have chosen Caroline's nose, which is small and upturned, rather than Jim's large, sharp-tipped one.
Fiction book (1997) -
So babies have these big protruding foreheads, an upturned little nose, chubby cheeks and big eyes.
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She has one arm wrapped around the man's neck, the other resting gently on his hand, and her face is upturned to receive the man's kiss.
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Upturned faces bore the classic pout of tourists as they scanned the veranda for prospects of alcohol and cushioned seats.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her upturned nose gave her a unique and charming appearance.
Synonyms
A nose with the tip turned up
A nose with its tip turned up slightly
Points slightly upward from a flat position, like a chin or beak
Curving upward like a bird's beak
Parts that turn upward, like a hat brim
Antonyms
How Upturned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upturned comes from the parts up ('towards a higher place') and turn ('to change direction'). So when the tip of a nose or a beak points up, it is upturned, meaning 'having the end turned upward'.