Nouns Starting With UP
Here's the list of all the 226 Nouns Starting With UP in the English Language.
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| up | More Definitions → |
| update | 1. information or data that updates 2. the act of bringing someone or something up to date More Definitions → |
| upgrade | 1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) 2. software that provides better performance than an earlier version did More Definitions → |
| upper | 1. the higher of two berths 2. piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot More Definitions → |
| updating | 1. the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something) More Definitions → |
| upset | 1. an unhappy and worried mental state 2. the act of disturbing the mind or body More Definitions → |
| upright | 1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake 2. a piano with a vertical sounding board More Definitions → |
| upside | 1. the highest or uppermost side of anything More Definitions → |
| upstairs | 1. the part of a building above the ground floor More Definitions → |
| upholstery | 1. covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture 2. the craft of upholstering More Definitions → |
| uptake | 1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) 2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming More Definitions → |
| uptime | 1. a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use More Definitions → |
| uptown | 1. a residential part of town away from the central commercial district More Definitions → |
| upland | 1. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land More Definitions → |
| uplifting | 1. the rise of something More Definitions → |
| upstate | More Definitions → |
| upbeat | 1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous 2. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) More Definitions → |
| uprising | 1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another More Definitions → |
| uphill | 1. the upward slope of a hill More Definitions → |
| uplink | 1. a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission More Definitions → |
| uplift | 1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) 2. a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts More Definitions → |
| uppercase | 1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis More Definitions → |
| upsilon | 1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| upbringing | 1. properties acquired during a person's formative years 2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community More Definitions → |
| upkeep | 1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order 2. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence More Definitions → |
| upsetting | More Definitions → |
| uproar | 1. a state of commotion and noise and confusion 2. loud confused noise from many sources More Definitions → |
| upheaval | 1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) 2. a violent disturbance More Definitions → |
| upstart | 1. an arrogant or presumptuous person 2. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class More Definitions → |
| upshot | 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon More Definitions → |
| upping | More Definitions → |
| upsurge | 1. a sudden forceful flow 2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase More Definitions → |
| upturn | 1. an upward movement or trend as in business activity More Definitions → |
| upwind | More Definitions → |
| upriver | More Definitions → |
| uppercut | 1. a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) More Definitions → |
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