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up·mar·ket adjective : appealing to wealthy consumers

up·most adjective : in or into the highest or most prominent position : UPPERMOST

up·on preposition : in or in contact with an outer surface : ON

1upper adjective 1 : higher in physical position, rank, or order

2 : constituting the smaller and more restricted branch of a bicameral legislature

3 cap : being a later part or formation of a specific geological period

4 : being toward the interior

5 : NORTHERN <~ Minnesota>

2upper noun : one that is upper; especially : the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole

up·per·case adjective : CAPITAL 1

— uppercase noun

upper class noun : a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society

— upper–class adjective

up·per·class·man noun : a junior or senior in a college or high school

upper crust noun : the highest social class or group; especially : the highest circle of the upper class

up·per·cut noun : a short swinging punch delivered (as in boxing) in an upward direction usu. with a bent arm

upper hand noun : superiority of position or condition : ADVANTAGE

Synonyms

advantage, better, drop, edge, jump, vantage—more at ADVANTAGE

up·per·most adverb : in or into the highest or most prominent position

— uppermost adjective

up·pish adjective : putting on or marked by airs of superiority : UPPITY

up·pi·ty adjective : putting on or marked by airs of superiority : ARROGANT

Synonyms

arrogant, cavalier, haughty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior—more at ARROGANT

up·raise verb : to raise or lift up : ELEVATE

1upright adjective 1 : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : VERTICAL

2 : erect in carriage or posture

3 : morally correct : JUST

— upright adverb

— up·right·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] erect, perpendicular, standing, upstanding, vertical—more at ERECT

[3] decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, right, righteous, straight, virtuous—more at GOOD

up·right·ness noun : the state or quality of being upright

Synonyms

character, decency, goodness, honesty, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, virtue—more at MORALITY

2upright noun 1 : the state of being upright : a vertical position

2 : something that stands upright

upright piano noun : a piano whose strings run vertically

up·ris·ing noun : an act or instance of rising up : INSURRECTION

Synonyms

insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution—more at REBELLION

up·riv·er adverb or adjective : toward or at a point nearer the source of a river

up·roar noun [ORIGIN: D oproer, fr. MD, fr. op up + roer motion]

: a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance

Synonyms

commotion, disturbance, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, pandemonium, tumult

cataclysm, clamor, convulsion, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval—more at CONVULSION

up·roar·i·ous adjective 1 : marked by uproar

2 : extremely funny

— up·roar·i·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming—more at FUNNY

up·root verb 1 : to remove by or as if by pulling up by the roots

2 : DISPLACE 1

Synonyms

extract, prize, pry, pull, root, tear, wrest—more at EXTRACT

1upset verb -set; -set·ting 1 : to force or be forced out of the usual upright, level, or proper position

2 : to disturb emotionally : WORRY; also : to make somewhat ill

3 : to throw into disorder

4 : to defeat unexpectedly

Synonyms

[2] agitate, bother, concern, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, exercise, freak, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, worry

[3] confuse, derange, disarray, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disrupt, jumble, mess, mix, muddle, scramble, shuffle—more at