Upper meaning
Higher in place, position, or rank.
The upper bunk; the upper half of the class.
adjective
Of, relating to, or being a later division of the period named.
adjective
Denoting the smaller and usually less broadly representative house of a bicameral legislature.
adjective
The part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
noun
An upper berth.
noun
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The upper teeth or a set of upper dentures.
noun
In a place or on a level above another.
Upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor.
adjective
Higher in rank, authority, or dignity.
The upper classes.
adjective
Being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of land.
The upper St. Lawrence.
adjective
More recent; later.
adjective
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The part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
noun
An upper berth, as in a Pullman car.
noun
The upper teeth or dentures.
noun
Any drug containing a stimulant; esp., an amphetamine.
noun
The upper teeth or a set of upper dentures.
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Being a later or more recent division of the geological or archaeological period named.
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper.
noun
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
adjective
on (one's) uppers
- Impoverished; destitute.
idiom
on one's uppers
- In need or want.
idiom
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