upper
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pper
pɜr
pēr
/ˈʌpɐ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "upper"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ

situated above something similar
upper definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The upper deck of the bus offers a better view of the city.
āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĄā§‡āĻ• āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ

positioned at or close to the top of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mountain trail leads to an observation point near the upper cliffs.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ cliffs āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ.
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āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

situated in or related to the northern part of a specific area or region
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Upper Michigan is known for its natural beauty and vast forests.
āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻŦāύāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āωāĻšā§āϚ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ

(of places) positioned on higher land or further inland, away from coastal areas
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Settlements in Upper Nubia were less prone to flooding compared to those near the delta.
āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āωāĻšā§āϚ āύ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻšā§āϚ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ

greater or higher in level or status
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company ’s upper management made the decision to expand internationally.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the part of a shoe or boot that covers the top of the foot and attaches to the sole
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She chose shoes with breathable fabric uppers to keep her feet cool.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ-āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϜ⧁āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ•, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

a stimulant drug that increases energy, alertness, and physical activity
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Uppers can boost energy temporarily but may lead to a crash afterward.
āφāĻĒāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ

the higher of two stacked sleeping or resting place on a vehicle, such as a train, ship, or bus
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The attendant prepared the upper with fresh linens before the passengers boarded.
āφāϤāĻŋāĻĨ⧇āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻ āĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϞāĻŋāύ⧇āύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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