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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151 Here there is no contradiction, because the bass is consonant with all the upper notes.
152 Hicks smiled at her absently, forgetting that his smile was missing its upper right corner.
153 Timing is everything, but time usually takes care of itself on the upper San Joaquin.
154 By 1980 the continent was pretty much divided ideologically, with the United States gaining an upper hand over the Soviet adventurists. Sentencedict.com
155 People in the upper brackets of income have the opportunity to participate in the stock and bond markets.
156 The upper layer of a plate is composed of either oceanic or continental crust or both.
157 The upper surface of the arms are covered with a dense coating of granules and segmental bands of hooks.
158 He also constructed the road along the S side of the Upper Llugwy Valley and the one along this valley.
159 Lean on your elbow and use the upper arm to support you in front.
160 Upper classes are often heavily loaded with current world affairs and the complicated workings of the United Nations and its agencies.
161 He touched her shoulder, and her upper arm, and the inside of her elbow.
162 Like Margarett, he was a child of the upper class who had declared himself an artist.
163 To illustrate the addition or alteration of upper bounds we will start by adding the constraint to problem P2 of Section 7.1.
164 All he could produce was a stiff upper lip, while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors.
165 The builders marshalled their machinery, but it was l970 before the Upper School was genuinely open.
166 Secure at the wrists and upper arms with the rubber bands.
167 Where else, she asked herself, than in the upper chamber which houses the princes!
168 As the group advanced on him, the constable fired off another shot, this time hitting Jones in the upper thigh.
169 Realizing that he was the better fighter, I decided to gain the upper hand by launching a surprise attack.
170 However, emissions of NOx gases in the upper atmosphere have a greenhouse effect 100 times more powerful than C02.
171 But while the upper edges of the thickening cloud were bright as polished brass, underneath they were a sullen purple.
172 Competition is keen and candidates must offer a minimum of an upper second class honours degree together with evidence of satisfactory financial arrangements.
173 Difficulties arise in patients who are grossly obese and in those who have undergone extensive surgery in the upper abdomen.
174 These differences correspond closely to the increased digestion of the upper teeth.
175 Justin has an upper berth on one of two sets of bunk beds that take up most of the tiny room.
176 He had no burning ambition to climb to the upper reaches of management in those early days, however.
177 The upper roof extended over the end balconies with deep valances which incorporated the destination boxes.
178 Rookie forward Marco Sturm fed Gill, who found the upper right corner of the goal from the left circle.
179 There was a low deckhouse amidships with an upper wheel and emergency tiller steering from a small cockpit aft.
180 Yeltsin was seen meeting with the chairman of the upper house of parliament, Yegor Stroyev.