Upper

Noun

 * 1) That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
 * As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper.
 * 1)  The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
 * 2) A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.

Hyponyms

 * vamp

Adjective
upper


 * 1) At a higher level, rank or position.
 * 2) Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
 * 3)  Of a later division of some period.
 * 4)  Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

Derived terms

 * Upper Sorbian
 * Upper Volta
 * upper arm
 * upper case
 * upper class
 * upper house
 * uppermost

Thesaurus
Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, a cut above, above, advantage, ahead, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, aristocrats, ascendancy, ascendant, authority, better, blue bloods, broke, capping, chosen, cocaine, coke, command, control, crystal, destitute, dextroamphetamine sulfate, distinguished, dominance, eclipsing, edge, elite, eminent, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, football, greater, heart, higher, highest, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, indigent, jolly bean, later, loftier, major, marked, methamphetamine hydrochloride, northern, of choice, one up on, outstanding, over, pep pill, poor, poverty-stricken, power, purple heart, rare, rivaling, snow, speed, stimulant, super, superior, superiority, supremacy, surpassing, sway, topmost, topping, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, upland, upmost, upper case, upper class, upper crust, upper hand, uppermost, wealthy

Adjective

 * Armenian:
 * Finnish: ylempi, korkeampi


 * Persian: بالاتر


 * Armenian:
 * Finnish: ylempi, kaukaisempi , pohjoisempi


 * Persian: بالاتر


 * Armenian:


 * Finnish: myöhempi


 * Finnish: ylä-


 * Arabic: (’áʕla)
 * Chinese: 上邊的, 上边的 (shàngbiān-de)
 * Czech: horní
 * Dutch: hoger
 * French: supérieur
 * German: obere
 * Hungarian: felső
 * Italian: superiore


 * Japanese: 上の (うえの, ue no)
 * Korean: 웃 (ut), 윗 (wit)
 * Norwegian: øvre
 * Portuguese: superior
 * Russian: верхний (vérxnij)
 * Spanish: superior
 * Swedish: övre
 * Telugu: పై (pai) (1, 2)

Related terms

 * on one's uppers — destitute