Upper

['ʌpə] or ['ʌpɚ]

Definition

(noun.) piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; 'Uppers come in many styles'.

(adj.) higher in place or position; 'the upper bunk'; 'in the upper center of the picture'; 'the upper stories' .

(adj.) superior in rank or accomplishment; 'the upper half of the class' .

(adj.) the topmost one of two .

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Definition

(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.

(n.) The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.

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Definition

adj. (comp. of up) farther up: higher in position dignity &c.: superior:—superl. Up′permost Up′most.—ns. Up′per the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt; Up′perhand superiority: advantage.—adj. Up′permost highest in place rank &c.: first to come into the mind.—adv. in the highest place first.—n. Up′per-stō′ry a story above the ground-floor: the brain.—n.pl. Up′per-ten the wealthier or leading class in a community.—adj. Up′pish assuming pretentious snobbish.—adv. Up′pishly.—n. Up′pishness.

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