upper

  1. Noun.  That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
  2. Noun.  (context, shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
  3. Noun.  A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
  4. Adjective.  At a higher level, rank or position.
  5. Adjective.  Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
  6. Adjective.  (archaeology, geology) Of a later division of some period.
  7. Adjective.  (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

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