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.
