English dictionary: words starting with u - page 205
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Meanings of Upstages:
verbDivert attention from (someone) towards oneself.
Usage examples:
They were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film
adverbAt or towards the back of a stage.
Usage examples:
Hamlet turns to face upstage
adjectiveSituated or occurring at the back of a stage.
Usage examples:
An upstage exit
Meanings of Upstaging:
verbDivert attention from (someone) towards oneself.
Usage examples:
They were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film
adverbAt or towards the back of a stage.
Usage examples:
Hamlet turns to face upstage
adjectiveSituated or occurring at the back of a stage.
Usage examples:
An upstage exit
Meanings of Upstair:
adjectiveSituated on an upper floor.
Usage examples:
An upstairs bedroom
adverbOn or to an upper floor of a building.
Usage examples:
I tiptoed upstairs
nounAn upper floor.
Usage examples:
She was cleaning the upstairs
Meanings of Upstairs:
adverbOn or to an upper floor of a building.
Usage examples:
I tiptoed upstairs
adjectiveSituated on an upper floor.
Usage examples:
An upstairs bedroom
nounAn upper floor.
Usage examples:
She was cleaning the upstairs
Meanings of Upstand:
nounAn upright structure or object.
Usage examples:
The models have flat-bottomed hulls and had previously been supported on brass upstands and housed …
Meanings of Upstander:
nounA person who speaks or acts in support of an individual or cause, particularly someone who intervenes on behalf of a person being attacked or bullied.
Usage examples:
Encourage your daughter to be an upstander, not a bystander
Meanings of Upstanding:
adjectiveHonest; respectable.
Usage examples:
An upstanding member of the community
Meanings of Upstands:
nounAn upright structure or object.
Usage examples:
The models have flat-bottomed hulls and had previously been supported on brass upstands and housed …
Meanings of Upstart:
nounA person who has risen suddenly in rank or importance, especially one who behaves arrogantly.
Usage examples:
The upstarts who dare to challenge the legitimacy of his rule
adjectiveNew and not experienced
Usage examples:
Upstart airlines like southwest are competing today with the established carriers like delta.
Meanings of Upstarts:
nounA person who has risen suddenly in rank or importance, especially one who behaves arrogantly.
Usage examples:
The upstarts who dare to challenge the legitimacy of his rule
Meanings of Upstate:
adjectiveSituated or occurring in the northern part of a state, especially the northern part of new york state as contrasted with new york city.
Usage examples:
Upstate new york
adverbIn or to the northern part of a state, especially the northern part of new york state as contrasted with new york city.
Usage examples:
The river originates upstate
nounThe northern part of a state.
Usage examples:
Visiting farmers from upstate
Meanings of Upstream:
adverbIn the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows; nearer to the source.
Usage examples:
A lone motor cruiser rumbled upstream
adjectiveMoving or situated in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows.
Usage examples:
The upstream stretch of the river
Meanings of Upstroke:
nounA stroke made upwards.
Usage examples:
The upstroke of the whale's tail
Meanings of Upstrokes:
nounA stroke made upwards.
Usage examples:
The upstroke of the whale's tail
Upsurge
ˈʌp.sɜːdʒMeanings of Upsurge:
nounAn upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase.
Usage examples:
An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime
Meanings of Upsurges:
nounAn upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase.
Usage examples:
An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime
Meanings of Upswell:
nounAn increase or upsurge.
Usage examples:
Tolstoy's christian anarchism comes into full play as a great upswell of moral fury
Meanings of Upswells:
nounAn increase or upsurge.
Usage examples:
Tolstoy's christian anarchism comes into full play as a great upswell of moral fury
Meanings of Upswept:
adjectiveCurved, sloping, or directed upwards.
Usage examples:
An upswept moustache
Meanings of Upswing:
nounAn increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend.
Usage examples:
An upswing in economic activity
Meanings of Upswings:
nounAn increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend.
Usage examples:
An upswing in economic activity
Meanings of Uptake:
nounThe action of taking up or making use of something that is available.
Usage examples:
The uptake of free school meals
Meanings of Uptakes:
nounThe action of taking up or making use of something that is available.
Usage examples:
The uptake of free school meals
Meanings of Upthrew:
nounAn upward displacement of a body of rock on one side of a fault.
Usage examples:
The exploration geologist or geophysicist searching for these resources would be able to estimate t…
Meanings of Upthrow:
nounAn upward displacement of a body of rock on one side of a fault.
Usage examples:
The exploration geologist or geophysicist searching for these resources would be able to estimate t…
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