Dictionary Entry
upper
upper is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1comparative
Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature.
- 2noun
The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
- 3noun
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Synonyms
- 4noun
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
"Uppers come in many styles"
- 5noun
the higher of two berths
- 6adjective
higher in place or position
"the upper bunk"
"in the upper center of the picture"
- 7adjective
superior in rank or accomplishment
"the upper half of the class"
- 8adjective
the topmost one of two
Synonyms
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for UPPER lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.