Synonym: greater, higher, superior. Antonym: lower. Similar words: pepper, happen, appear, appeal, supply, suppose, support, happen to. Meaning: ['ʌpə(r)] n. 1. the higher of two berths 2. piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot 3. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. adj. 1. higher in place or position 2. the topmost one of two 3. superior in rank or accomplishment.
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121 Joe quickly gained access to the upper reaches of both Washingtons.
122 The report suggests that the upper range of warming over the next century could be far higher than estimated in 1995.
123 Inferior to these, and lodged behind the green baize door, are the upper servants.
124 She hit the edge of the table with bruising force, her upper body sprawling over its surface.
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125 With energy supplied by sunlight, some water vapor in the upper atmosphere may have broken down to hydrogen and oxygen.
126 High tide is often positively dangerous, with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.
127 The false canine on the upper right side of his mouth began to ache.
128 The usual treatment involves application of two patches at bedtime to the upper arms, thighs, or abdomen.
129 After about six years of flight, the probe enters the upper atmosphere of Uranus at high speed.
130 In the upper classes women often remained unmarried because their families could not provide sufficient dowries.
131 The stonework around the bay windows was crumbling and the upper front bay had developed a distinct list.
132 The patient has an abnormal rhythm in the upper chamber of his heart.
133 Systematic firm palpation of the costal margin in recommended in all patients presenting with pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen.
134 The degree of social closure of the upper class is considerably enhanced by the extensive networks of interlocking directorships.
135 Three days after the last lithotripsy, the plain abdominal x ray showed no calcifications in the right upper abdomen.
136 It is characterised by unsightly lumps and bumps which collect in the thighs, buttocks, hips and upper arms.
137 The eastern end of Loch Arkaig, in complete contrast to its middle and upper reaches, is beautifully wooded.
138 The other method is to dissipate the extra 3. 2 kilometers per second by passing through the upper atmosphere.
139 Obviously the available time imposes an upper ceiling on this game, for there can be only one K per generation.
140 Readers will recognize the Ktesibios floating valve as the predecessor to the floating ball in the upper chamber of the porcelain throne.
141 This is contained in the large warts that cover the upper surface of the toad's skin.
142 Gods on the upper end of the divine hierarchy mostly granted favours, and punished humans only with good cause.
143 When discovered, her face and upper body were protected by a large woven winnowing basket.
144 Upper and sole unit were then bonded together, not stitched and pegged, as in traditional boot construction.
145 The upper river, above the loch, provides the best sport, and is rarely available to casual visitors.
146 There is a high, upper gallery that encircles the inner courtyard of the main house.
147 The most important other piece is an upper torso of Athena, who occupied the centre of the gable.
148 Then flames burst from an upper window of the abandoned tenement a mile away across the river, reddening the low clouds.
149 Upper respiratory tract infections, especially acute otitis media, are the most important determinants for the development of an effusion.
150 However, the net energy transfer between the magnetosphere and the upper atmosphere is downwards.