upper

About 65.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
2. adjective Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
3. adjective Younger, more recent.
4. adjective Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
5. noun A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
6. noun Anything that cheers one up.
7. noun The upper portion of something. The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.

   genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]

8. noun The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.

   genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]

Similar words

high top superior speed pep pill amphetamine upper berth topmost uppermost high-level

Often followed by

part and limit end classes class surface lip hand left

Word family

Upper uppers