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1 upper
adj. bovenste; op hoger liggend gebied, binnenland--------n. pepmiddelupper1[ uppə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————upper21 hoger ⇒ boven-, opper-2 meer noordelijk/landinwaarts/stroomopwaarts gesitueerd ⇒ hoger gelegen3 belangrijker ⇒ hoger geplaatst, superieur♦voorbeelden:upper lip • bovenlipUpper Chamber • Hogerhuishave/get/gain the upper hand of • de overhand hebben/krijgen/nemen opthe Upper House • het Hogerhuis; Senaat, Eerste Kamer〈 voornamelijk formeel〉 the upper regions • de hogere regionen, de lucht -
2 upper
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3 upper arm
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4 upper atmosphere
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5 upper reaches of the Nile
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6 upper second
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7 upper servants
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8 upper-crust
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9 Upper Chamber
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10 Upper Volta
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11 upper case
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12 upper lip
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13 upper-class
adj. hoge klasse, hoogste standupper-class1 met betrekking tot/uit/van de hogere stand ⇒ aristocratisch -
14 Upper Galilee
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15 Upper House
het Bovenhuis, het Lordhuis (het hooggerechtshof in Engeland) -
16 upper branches
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17 upper case punctuation
interpungeren, punctuatie (oude punctuatiemethode, punctuatie boven de letters) -
18 upper circles
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19 upper class
de hogere stand -
20 upper deck
bovendek
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Upper — Up per, a.; comp. of {Up}. 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. [1913 Webster] {The upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upper — [up′ər] adj. [ME, compar. of up,UP1] 1. in a place or on a level above another [upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor] 2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity [the upper classes] 3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of… … English World dictionary
upper — (adj.) c.1300, originally comparative of UP (Cf. up). Cf. M.Du. upper, Du. opper, Low Ger. upper, Norw. yppare. Noun meaning part of a shoe above the sole is recorded from 1789; sense of stimulant drug is from 1968. Upper crust is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
upper — ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated above another part. 2) higher in position or status. 3) situated on higher ground. 4) (in place names ) situated to the north. ► NOUN 1) the part of a boot or shoe above the sole. 2) informal … English terms dictionary
Upper 10 — is a caffeinated lemon lime soft drink, similar to Sprite, 7 Up, or Sierra Mist. It was bottled by RC Cola.However, now that RC Cola is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, bottlers are discontinuing it in favor of the similar and more popular 7… … Wikipedia
Upper — Up per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upper — may refer to: * Stimulant drugs * Vamp the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * The top part of some other object or device (gun, etc.) * The more elevated, upstream, or northern part of a town, river, or other geographical feature (e.g., the… … Wikipedia
Upper — (von engl. to upload sth., „etwas hochladen“) ist eine Bezeichnung aus der FXP Szene für jemanden, der Dateien auf einen Server lädt und diese sogenannten Leechern zur Verfügung stellt. Upper verfügen normalerweise über eine leistungsstarke… … Deutsch Wikipedia
upper — [adj1] above high, higher, loftier, more elevated, overhead, top, topmost, uppermost, upward; concept 583 Ant. below, lower, under upper [adj2] superior beautiful, elevated, elite, eminent, greater, important, more important; concept 555 Ant.… … New thesaurus
Upper [1] — Upper, (engl., spr. Öpper), ober, höher; bes. in Zusammensetzungen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Upper [2] — Upper, Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Lawrence des Staates Ohio (Nordamerika), am Ohio River; 3000 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon