upward
upward is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton.
- 2.Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. From twenty years old and upward. Num. i.
- 3.Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak.
- 4.Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
- 5.The upper part; the top. [Obs.] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is upward.
- What is in the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton called?
- What is yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. From twenty years old and upward. Num. i called?
- What is upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak called?
- What is directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course called?
- What is the upper part; the top. [Obs.] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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