Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
upbear |
verb t. |
To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. |
upbind |
verb t. |
To bind up. |
upblow |
verb t. |
To inflate., To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea. |
upcast |
adjective |
Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes., A cast; a throw., The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; — distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft., An upset, as from a carriage., A taunt; a reproach., To cast or throw up; to turn upward., To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. |
upcoil |
verb t. & i. |
To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made into a coil. |
upcurl |
verb t. |
To curl up. |
updive |
verb i. |
To spring upward; to rise. |
updraw |
verb t. |
To draw up. |
upfill |
verb t. |
To fill up. |
upflow |
verb i. |
To flow or stream up. |
upgaze |
verb i. |
To gaze upward. |
upgive |
verb t. |
To give up or out. |
upgrow |
verb i. |
To grow up. |
upgush |
noun |
A gushing upward., To gush upward. |
uphand |
adjective |
Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge. |
uphang |
verb t. |
To hang up. |
uphasp |
verb t. |
To hasp or faster up; to close; as, sleep uphasps the eyes. |
upheld |
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imp. & p. p. of Uphold. |
uphill |
adverb |
Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill., Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road., Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work. |
uphilt |
verb t. |
To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one’s sword into an enemy. |
uphold |
verb t. |
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate., To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain., To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing. |
uphroe |
noun |
Same as Euphroe. |
upland |
noun |
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; — opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like., The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns., Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage., Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. |
uplead |
verb t. |
To lead upward. |
uplean |
verb i. |
To lean or incline upon anything. |
uplift |
verb t. |
To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock., A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. |
uplock |
verb t. |
To lock up. |
uplook |
verb i. |
To look or gaze up. |
upmost |
adjective |
Highest; topmost; uppermost. |
uppent |
adjective |
A Pent up; confined. |
uppile |
verb t. |
To pile, or heap, up. |
uppish |
adjective |
Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. |
upprop |
verb t. |
To prop up. |
uprear |
verb t. |
To raise; to erect. |
uprise |
verb i. |
To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon., To have an upward direction or inclination., The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. |
uprist |
noun |
Uprising., imp. of Uprise. Uprose. |
uproar |
noun |
Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor., To throw into uproar or confusion., To make an uproar. |
uproll |
verb t. |
To roll up. |
uproot |
verb t. |
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. |
uprush |
verb i. |
To rush upward., Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. |
upseek |
verb i. |
To seek or strain upward. |
upsend |
verb t. |
To send, cast, or throw up. |
upshot |
noun |
Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation. |
upside |
noun |
The upper side; the part that is uppermost. |
upskip |
noun |
An upstart. |
upsoar |
verb i. |
To soar or mount up. |
upstay |
verb t. |
To sustain; to support. |
upstir |
noun |
Insurrection; commotion; disturbance. |
upsway |
verb t. |
To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club. |
uptake |
verb t. |
To take into the hand; to take up; to help., The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward., Understanding; apprehension. |
uptear |
verb t. |
To tear up. |
uptill |
preposition |
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uptown |
adverb |
To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown., Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society. |
upturn |
verb t. |
To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. |
upwaft |
verb t. |
To waft upward. |
upward |
adverb |
Alt. of Upwards, Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course., The upper part; the top. |
upwind |
verb t. |
To wind up. |