upper

Definition:
1. The higher of two berths.
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.
4. Higher in place or position.
5. The topmost one of two.

Use 'upper' in a sentence:

• 1. Can you reach those books on the upper shelf?
• 2. They feel I need to bulk up, and to improve my upper body strength.
• 3. The man had the bulky upper torso of a weightlifter.
• 4. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.
• 5. A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
• 6. They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.
• 7. There is a good restaurant on the upper floor.
• 8. All students have access to the Writing Center on the upper floor of this building.
• 9. His full and very thick moustache covers his upper lip.
• 10. My upper lip is always numb and it burns.
• 11. His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
• 12. I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.
• 13. It was easy to see who had the upper hand.
• 14. The upper world had called him, but would give no help.
• 15. The upper data structure table is only for your reference.
• 16. They were on the upper floor of the building.
• 17. Crevasses can form in this upper layers of the glacier.
• 18. One of his upper front teeth was loose.
• 19. Give your upper body a workout by using handweights.
• 20. The decision was announced after objections were raised in the Upper House of Parliament.
• 21. All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
• 22. There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor.
• 23. At the upper timberline the trees begin to become twisted and deformed.
• 24. Led his squad off to the upper floor.
• 25. The man's heavy moustache hid his upper lip completely.
• 26. Consider how much you can afford to pay for a course, and what is your upper limit.
• 27. Most schools teach children lower case letters first, and upper case letters later.
• 28. The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.
• 29. The Upper House of the German parliament is to meet today in Berlin.
• 30. Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body.
• 31. A symbol appears in an upper quadrant of the screen.
• 32. Gently raise your upper body to a sitting position, without the aid of your hands.
• 33. Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.
• 34. There was also evidence for missing upper side planks.
• 35. I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.
• 36. Most of the upper castes worship the goddess Kali.
• 37. A symbol appears in the left upper quadrant of the screen.
• 38. In the hurry, they have forgotten to shut your cage, and the upper window is open.
• 39. From the flooded depths of the ship, some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.
• 40. Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.
• 41. This rapid zone of transition is called the upper timberline or tree line.
• 42. The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere.
• 43. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro.
• 44. Headings should be in upper case.
• 45. Her novels poke fun at the upper class.
• 46. Not only that, but the red is brighter on the upper side of the leaf.
• 47. Her family is very upper class.
• 48. The writer builds up a clever contextual picture of upper class life.
• 49. The home team was beginning to gain the upper hand.
• 50. Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor.
• 51. Two Senators represent each state in the Upper House.
• 52. Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.
• 53. There are still few women in the upper reaches of the civil service.