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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Upper \Up"per\, n.
     The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Upper \Up"per\, a.; comp. of Up.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To
        have the upper hand, under Hand. --Jowett (Thucyd.).
  
     Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of
        common law (formerly King's Bench) during the
        Commonwealth.
  
     Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases.
        See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
  
     Upper covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the coverts situated above
        the bases of the tail quills.
  
     Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the
        spar deck.
  
     Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of
        shoes.
  
     Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually
        of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.
  
     Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten
        thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or
        wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.]
  
     Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.
        
  
     Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a
        vessel that are properly above water.
  
     Upper world.
     (a) The atmosphere.
     (b) Heaven.
     (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the
         underworld.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Upper \Up"per\, n.
     The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Upper \Up"per\, a.; comp. of Up.
     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.
  
     The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To
        have the upper hand, under Hand. --Jowett (Thucyd.).
  
     Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of
        common law (formerly King's Bench) during the
        Commonwealth.
  
     Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases.
        See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
  
     Upper covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the coverts situated above
        the bases of the tail quills.
  
     Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the
        spar deck.
  
     Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of
        shoes.
  
     Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually
        of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.
  
     Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten
        thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or
        wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.]
  
     Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.
        
  
     Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a
        vessel that are properly above water.
  
     Upper world.
     (a) The atmosphere.
     (b) Heaven.
     (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the
         underworld.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  upper
       adj 1: higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper
              center of the picture"; "the upper stories"
       2: the topmost one of two
       3: superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the
          class"
       n 1: the higher of two berths [syn: upper berth]
       2: piece of leather that forms the part of a shoe or boot above
          the sole
       3: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and
          decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some
          forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, speed]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     Αγγλικά a.
     άνω, ανώτερος, το πάνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     a.
     1 At a higher level, rank or position.
     2 situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
     3 (lb en geology of strata or geological time periods) younger, more
  recent
     4 (lb en education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
     n.
     1 A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and
  decreases appetite.
     2 The upper portion of something
     3 # (lb en shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top
  part of a shoe above the sole.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     a.
     1 At a higher level, rank or position.
     2 situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
     3 (lb en geology of strata or geological time periods) younger, more
  recent
     4 (lb en education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
     n.
     1 A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and
  decreases appetite.
     2 The upper portion of something
     3 # (lb en shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top
  part of a shoe above the sole.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     a.
     1 At a higher level, rank or position.
     2 situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
     3 (lb en geology of strata or geological time periods) younger, more
  recent
     4 (lb en education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
     n.
     1 A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and
  decreases appetite.
     2 The upper portion of something
     3 # (lb en shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top
  part of a shoe above the sole.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     a.
     1 At a higher level, rank or position.
     2 situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
     3 (lb en geology of strata or geological time periods) younger, more
  recent
     4 (lb en education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
     n.
     1 A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and
  decreases appetite.
     2 The upper portion of something
     3 # (lb en shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top
  part of a shoe above the sole.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     Englanti a.
     1 ylempi, ylä-
     2 päällys-
     Englanti n.
     1 (kengän) päällinen
     2 (yhteys huumeslangi k=en) stimulantti, piriste (etenkin
  amfetamiini)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  upper
     Engelska a.
     övre

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Upper /ˈʌpə/
  أعلى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  upper //ˈʌpə(ɹ)// //ˈʌpɚ// 
  1. го́рен, по́-го́рен
  at a higher level, rank or position
  2. горен
  situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  upper //ˈʌpə(ɹ)// //ˈʌpɚ// 
  горница
  the part of a shoe above the sole