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Camber :: Camber (n.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback..

Altitude :: Altitude (n.) Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree..

Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel..

Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger..

Upwreath :: Upwreath (v. i.) To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke..

Cantle :: Cantle (n.) The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel..

Degree :: Degree (n.) One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison..

Upseek :: Upseek (v. i.) To seek or strain upward.

Kirked :: Kirked (a.) Turned upward; bent.

Timber :: Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united..

Supine :: Supine (a.) Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone..

Rise :: Rise (v.) To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air..

Uphill :: Uphill (adv.) Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill..

High-reaching :: High-reaching (a.) Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring..

Upstare :: Upstare (v. i.) To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous..

Toss :: Toss (n.) A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball..

So :: So (adv.) Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So?.

Supinator :: Supination (n.) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to pronation.

Upgush :: Upgush (v. i.) To gush upward.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..

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