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

1. comparative. 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.
2. noun. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
3. noun. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

   Synonyms: amphetamine, speed

4. noun. 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"

5. noun. the higher of two berths
6. adjective. higher in place or position

   "the upper bunk"

   "in the upper center of the picture"

7. adjective. superior in rank or accomplishment

   "the upper half of the class"

8. adjective. the topmost one of two

Synonyms

amphetamine, speed

Common word forms

uppers, upperer, upperest

Words from these letters

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