Words beginning with UP

167 words and phrases start with the letters UP.

• up(adjective) being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
• up-and-coming(adjective) working hard to promote an enterprise
• up-bow(noun) an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
• up-country(adverb) to or in the interior of a country or region
• up-tick(noun) a small increase
• up-to-date(adjective) reflecting the latest information or changes
• up-to-dateness(noun) the property of belonging to the present time
• up-to-the-minute(adjective) up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
• up and down(adverb) moving backward and forward along a given course
• up here(adverb) in a specified area or place
• up in the air(adjective) very uncertain
• up on(adjective) being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
• up quark(noun) a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
• up the stairs(adverb) on a floor above
• up to(adjective) busy or occupied with
• up to date(adjective) reflecting the latest information or changes
• up to her neck(adjective) deeply involved
• up to his neck(adjective) deeply involved
• up to my neck(adjective) deeply involved
• up to now(adverb) used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
• up to our necks(adjective) deeply involved
• up to their necks(adjective) deeply involved
• up to your neck(adjective) deeply involved
• Upanishad(noun) a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
• upbeat(adjective) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
• upbound(adjective) heading in any direction that is conventionally up
• upbraid(verb) express criticism towards
• upbraider(noun) someone who finds fault or imputes blame
• upbraiding(noun) a severe scolding
• upbringing(noun) properties acquired during a person's formative years
• upcast(noun) air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
• upchuck(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
• upcoming(adjective) of the relatively near future
• upcountry(adjective) of or coming from the middle of a region or country
• upcurved(adjective) curving upward
• update(verb) modernize or bring up to date
• updating(noun) the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something)
• Updike(noun) United States author (born 1932)
• updraft(noun) a strong upward air current
• upend(verb) become turned or set on end
• upended(adjective) turned up on end
• upending(noun) turning upside down; setting on end
• upfield(adjective) away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
• upfront(adjective) frank and honest
• upgrade(verb) rate higher; raise in value or esteem
• upheaval(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
• upheave(verb) lift forcefully from beneath
• uphill(adverb) against difficulties
• uphold(verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
• upholder(noun) someone who upholds or maintains
• upholster(verb) provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
• upholsterer(noun) a craftsman who upholsters furniture
• upholstery(noun) covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
• upholstery material(noun) the fabric used in upholstering
• upholstery needle(noun) any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers
• Upjohn(noun) United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878)
• upkeep(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
• upland(adjective) used of high or hilly country
• upland cotton(noun) native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton
• upland plover(noun) large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
• upland sandpiper(noun) large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
• upland white aster(noun) tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers
• uplift(verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• uplifted(adjective) exalted emotionally especially with pride
• uplifting(noun) the rise of something
• uplink(noun) a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
• upload(verb) transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
• upmarket(adjective) designed for consumers with high incomes
• upmost(adjective) at or nearest to the top
• upon one's guard(adjective) vigilant
• upper(adjective) the topmost one of two
• upper-case letter(noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and…
• upper-class(adjective) occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
• upper-level(adjective) at an elevated level in rank or importance
• upper-lower-class(adjective) occupying the upper part of the lower class
• upper-middle-class(adjective) occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society
• Upper-Normandy(noun) a division of Normandy
• Upper Avon(noun) a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
• Upper Avon River(noun) a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
• upper balcony(noun) rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
• upper berth(noun) the higher of two berths
• upper bound(noun) (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set
• upper cannon(noun) cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
• Upper Carboniferous(noun) from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
• Upper Carboniferous period(noun) from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
• upper class(noun) the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
• upper crust(noun) the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
• upper deck(noun) a higher deck
• Upper Egypt(noun) one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan
• upper hand(noun) position of advantage and control
• upper jaw(noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
• upper jawbone(noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
• upper limit(noun) the largest possible quantity
• upper mantle(noun) the upper part of the mantle
• Upper Paleolithic(noun) the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC
• Upper Peninsula(noun) the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan
• upper respiratory infection(noun) infection of the upper respiratory tract
• upper respiratory tract(noun) the nose and throat and trachea
• upper side(noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything
• upper surface(noun) the side that is uppermost

• Upper Tunguska(noun) a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei…
• Upper Volta(noun) a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but…
• uppercase(adjective) relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
• uppercut(noun) a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
• uppermost(adjective) at or nearest to the top
• uppish(adjective) (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
• uppishly(adverb) in a snobbish manner
• uppishness(noun) assumption of airs beyond one's station
• uppity(adjective) presumptuously arrogant
• uppityness(noun) assumption of airs beyond one's station
• UPPP(noun) surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure…
• Uppsala(noun) a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
• upraise(verb) cause to become alive again
• upraised(adjective) held up in the air
• upright(adjective) in a vertical position; not sloping
• upright piano(noun) a piano with a vertical sounding board
• uprightly(adverb) in an honorable manner
• uprightness(noun) the property of being upright in posture
• uprise(verb) move upward
• uprising(noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
• upriver(adverb) toward the source or against the current
• uproar(noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion
• uproarious(adjective) uncontrollably noisy
• uproariously(adverb) in a hilarious manner
• uproot(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
• uprooter(noun) a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
• Upsala(noun) a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
• upscale(adjective) appropriate for people with good incomes
• upset(verb) disturb the balance or stability of
• upset price(noun) (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids
• upset stomach(noun) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
• upsetter(noun) an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
• upsetting(adjective) causing an emotional disturbance
• upshot(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• upside(noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything
• upside-down(adjective) being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
• upside-down cake(noun) batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top
• upside down(adverb) in an inverted manner
• upsilon(noun) the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
• upstage(verb) treat snobbishly, put in one's place
• upstager(noun) a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
• upstair(adjective) on or of upper floors of a building
• upstairs(adverb) on a floor above
• upstanding(adjective) meriting respect or esteem
• upstart(noun) an arrogant or presumptuous person
• upstate(adverb) in or toward the northern parts of a state
• upstream(adjective) in the direction against a stream's current
• upstroke(noun) a stroke normally made in an upward direction
• upsurge(noun) a sudden forceful flow
• uptake(noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
• upthrow(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
• upthrust(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
• uptick(noun) a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
• uptight(adjective) being in a tense state
• uptime(noun) a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
• Upton Beall Sinclair(noun) United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
• Upton Sinclair(noun) United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
• uptown(noun) a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
• upturn(noun) an upward movement or trend as in business activity
• upturned(adjective) having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
• Upupa(noun) type genus of the Upupidae
• Upupa epops(noun) pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
• Upupidae(noun) hoopoes
• upward(adjective) directed up
• upwardly(adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
• upwards(adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
• upwind(adverb) away from the wind