upper

US /ˈʌpɚ/

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UK /ˈʌpə(r)/

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Drug that improves mood or increases energy

I will take an upper to help me study all night

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something happy or encouraging

Our time together on the beach was a real upper

adj.AdjectiveLocated above others of the same kind

My upper teeth are whiter than my lower teeth

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Top part of a shoe, other than the flat bottom

This shoe upper is made of leather

adj.AdjectiveBeing the northern part of a region

The upper areas of the mountains are very cold

adj.AdjectiveBeing closer to the source of a river

I live in the upper river valley

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living on the Upper East Side with elite private schools
living on the Upper East Side with elite private schools

06:22

are upper-story, upper-canopy plants, so they really are not low-light, as we
are upper-story, upper-canopy plants, so they really are not low-light, as we

05:47

For example, there are two neuronal groups: the upper and lower motor neurons.
For example, there are two neuronal groups: the upper and lower motor neurons.
If ALS degrades the upper motor neurons located in the brain: muscles will tighten and resist
If ALS degrades the upper motor neurons located in the brain: muscles will tighten and resist

05:31

But in the upper atmosphere, there exists an oxygen molecule which contains 3 oxygen atoms.
But in the upper atmosphere, there exists an oxygen molecule which contains 3 oxygen atoms.

06:17

Japan's history of investment in public transportation gives Tokyo the upper hand for its rail system.
Japan's history of investment in public transportation gives Tokyo the upper hand for its rail system.
the upper hand for its rail system.
the upper hand for its rail system.

08:32

It is in the neck, the shoulders, in the upper arms.
It is in the neck, the shoulders, in the upper arms.

05:37

Employees have had the upper hand.
Employees have had the upper hand.
Quiet cutting is a suggestion that the tables are starting to turn that employers are starting to have that upper hand now.
Quiet cutting is a suggestion that the tables are starting to turn that employers are starting to have that upper hand now.

03:07

Bunova's husband grabbed her and they fled through an upper-level fire escape.
Bunova's husband grabbed her and they fled through an upper-level fire escape.
THROUGH AN UPPER-LEVEL FIRE
THROUGH AN UPPER-LEVEL FIRE

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OBAMA: When you add up all the loopholes and deductions that upper-income individuals can
OBAMA: When you add up all the loopholes and deductions that upper-income individuals can

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but - tragically, they exist only in the upper atmosphere,
but - tragically, they exist only in the upper atmosphere,