Definition of upper

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

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Garret :: Garret (n.) That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic..
Hypognatous :: Hypognatous (a.) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as in the skimmer..
Clerestory :: Clerestory (n.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs..
Coronet :: Coronet (n.) The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin..
Ligule :: Ligule (n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
Upper :: Upper (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..
Maxilla :: Maxilla (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope..
Sprite :: Sprit (v. i.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate..
Whisker :: Whisker (n.) Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural..
Communicant :: Communicant (n.) One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member..
Sad :: Sad (supperl.) Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Corona :: Corona (n.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown..
Overblow :: Overblow (v. i.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing..
Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
Saddle-shaped :: Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.
Interdental :: Interdental (a.) Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental consonants..
Topmost :: Topmost (a.) Highest; uppermost; as, the topmost cliff; the topmost branch of a tree..
Semiring :: Semiring (n.) One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds..
Gossan :: Gossan (n.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein..
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