above

(ə-bŭvˈ)

1. On high; overhead: the clouds above.
2. In heaven; heavenward.
3. a. Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.
   b. To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.
4. In or to a higher place.
5. In an earlier part of a given text: “The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform” (Wharton Magazine).
6. In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.

1. Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.
2. Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.
3. Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.
4. In preference to.
5. Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
6. More than: somewhat above normal temperature.
7. Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.
8. North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.

1. An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.
2. The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.