Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - upper
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1. adj. & n. --adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher in rank or dignity etc. (the upper class). 3 situated on higher ground (Upper Egypt). --n. the part of a boot or shoe above the sole. Phrases and idioms on one's uppers colloq. extremely short of money. upper case see CASE(2). upper class the highest class of society, esp. the aristocracy. upper-class adj. of the upper class. the upper crust colloq. the aristocracy. upper-cut n. an upwards blow delivered with the arm bent. --v.tr. hit with an upper-cut. the upper hand dominance or control. Upper House the higher house in a legislature, esp. the House of Lords. the upper regions 1 the sky. 2 heaven. upper works the part of a ship that is above the water when fully laden. Etymology: ME f. UP + -ER(2) 2. n. sl. a stimulant drug, esp. an amphetamine. Etymology: UP v. + -ER(1)
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, comparative of 2up Date: 14th century 1. higher in physical position, rank, or order , farther inland , constituting the branch of a bicameral legislature that is usually smaller and more restricted in membership and possesses greater traditional prestige than the lower house, 3. constituting a stratum relatively near the earth's surface, being a later epoch or series of the period or system named , northern , II. noun Date: 1789 one that is ~: as, the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole, an ~ tooth or denture, an ~ berth, III. noun Etymology: up + 2-er Date: circa 1968 a stimulant drug, something that induces a state of good feeling or exhilaration ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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