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Meaning of 'upper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Upper [ comp.]
- Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature.
2 . Upper [ n.]
- The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.

Meaning of 'upper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . upper [ n]
Meaning (1):
- piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
Example in sentence:
  • Uppers come in many styles
2 . upper [ s]
Meaning (2):
- higher in place or position
Example in sentence:
  • in the upper center of the picture;
  • the upper bunk;
  • the upper stories
Meaning (3):
- superior in rank or accomplishment
Example in sentence:
  • the upper half of the class

Nearby Words:

uppent uppermost uppertendom uppile uppish upplight uppluck uppricked upprop

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