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upper1 British & World English

situated above another part

upper2 British & World English

a stimulating drug, especially amphetamine

fixer-upper British & World English

a house in need of repairs (used chiefly in connection with the purchase of such a house)

upper case British & World English

capital letters as opposed to small letters (lower case)

upper class British & World English

the social group that has the highest status in society, especially the aristocracy

Upper Darby British & World English

a township in southern Pennsylvania, southwest of Philadelphia; population 78,443 (est. 2008)

upper house British & World English

the higher house in a bicameral parliament or similar legislature

Upper Volta British & World English

former name (until 1984) for Burkina Faso.

upper works British & World English

the parts of a ship that are above the water when it is fully laden

Upper Austria British & World English

a state of NW Austria; capital, Linz

Upper Canada British & World English

the mainly English-speaking region of Canada north of the Great Lakes and west of the Ottawa River, in what is now southern Ontario

upper chamber British & World English

another term for upper house.

upper circle British & World English

the tier of seats in a theatre above the dress circle

upper school British & World English

(in the UK) a secondary school for children aged from about fourteen upwards, generally following on from a middle school

Upper Peninsula (abbreviation: UP) British & World English

the northern section of Michigan that is separated from the southern part of the state by Lake Michigan, the Straits of Mackinac, and Lake Huron. Lake Superior is to the north

upper middle class British & World English

the social group between the upper and the middle class made up of well-paid professionals, managers, and their families

a stiff upper lip in stiff British & World English

a quality of uncomplaining stoicism

have or gain the upper hand in upper1 British & World English

have or gain advantage or control over someone or something

uppercut British & World English

a punch delivered with an upwards motion and the arm bent

the Upper House in upper house British & World English

(in the UK) the House of Lords

mordent British & World English

a rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent

the Palaeozoic in Palaeozoic ( Paleozoic) British & World English

the Palaeozoic era or the system of rocks deposited during it

upper mordent in mordent British & World English

a rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent

Upper Palaeozoic in Palaeozoic ( Paleozoic) British & World English

relating to or denoting the era between the Precambrian aeon and the Mesozoic era

Upper Palaeolithic in Palaeolithic ( Paleolithic) British & World English

relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used