upper

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[edit] Noun

Singular
upper

Plural
uppers

upper (plural uppers)

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

[edit] Adjective

upper

  1. At a higher level, rank or position
  2. Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
  3. (archaeology, geology) of a later division of some period
  4. (politics) In a bicameral system, the generally smaller and less representative house.
  5. (education) A secondary school. For pupils aged about 14 upward

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