Meaning

12 senses
  1. A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

    Upper

    a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

  2. A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

    Anything that cheers one up.

  3. The upper portion of something.

  4. The upper portion of something.

    The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.

    Holonyms: shoe, boot

    genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]

    Oberleder

    piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot

  5. The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.

  6. Someone with higher social standing

    the higher of two berths

  7. Someone with higher social standing

    A senior student.

  8. That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

  9. That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

    A tooth in the upper jaw.

  10. A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.

  11. An upper berth or bunk.

  12. A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.

Examples

134 sentences
  1. My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

    Мій верхній правий зуб мудрості болить.

    ruУ меня болит верхний правый зуб мудрости.

    deMein rechter oberer Weisheitszahn tut weh.

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  2. He belongs to the upper class.

    ruОн принадлежит к высшему классу.

    deEr gehört zur Oberschicht.

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  3. Tom has no upper body strength.

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  4. This is considered an upper-middle-class neighborhood.

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  5. The people living here belong to the upper class.

    ruЛюди, живущие здесь, принадлежат к высшему обществу.

    deDie Leute, die hier leben, gehören zur Oberklasse.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
stimulant:
the part of a shoe above the sole:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.

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Forms

plural: uppers
Singularupper
Pluraluppers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the higher of two berths:upper berth
  • a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression:amphetaminepep pillspeed

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

29 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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