(n) piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot, Example:Uppers come in many styles

upper

(adj) the topmost one of two

upper

(adj) higher in place or position, Example:the upper bunk; in the upper center of the picture; the upper stories

upper

(adj) superior in rank or accomplishment, Example:the upper half of the class

upper berth

(n) the higher of two berths, Syn. upper

upper bound

(n) (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set

uppercase

(adj) relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case, Ant. lowercase, Example:uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc

upper class

(n) the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, Syn. upper crust

upper-class

(adj) occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society, Ant. middle-class, lower-class

uppercut

(n) a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Upper

a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [ 1913 Webster ]

The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). --
Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. --
Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. --
Upper covert (Zool.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. --
Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. --
Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. --
Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. --
Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated)
Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [ Colloq. ] --
Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. --
Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. --
Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the underworld. [ 1913 Webster ]

Upper

n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uppermost

a. [ From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf. Upmost. ] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uppertendom

n. [ Upper ten + -dom. ] The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Fernlicht { n }

upper beam headlights

obere Grenze { f }

upper bound

Jungpaläolithikum { n } [ hist. ]

upper Paleolithic

Oberarm { m } [ anat. ] | Oberarme { pl }

upper arm | upper arms

Oberdeck { n }

upper deck

Oberflansch { m }; Obergurt { m } [ techn. ]

upper flange; top flange

Obergrenze { f }

upper limit

Oberhand { f }

upper hand

Oberklasse { f }; Oberschicht { f }

upper class

Oberkörper { m } | den Oberkörper freimachen | mit freiem Oberkörper

upper part of the body | to strip to the waist | stripped to the waist

Oberlauf { m } (eines Flusses)

upper reaches (of a river)

Oberlippe { f } [ anat. ] | Oberlippen { pl }

upper lip | upper lips

Obersumme { f } [ math. ]

upper sum

Oberteil { n }

upper part; top part

Oberwagen { m } (bei Bagger)

upper structure

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