| upper hand |
a position of domination, control, or advantage. |
| upper house |
(often cap.) the smaller, less representative branch of a bicameral legislature, such as the U.S. Senate. |
| uppermost |
highest in place, rank, influence, or importance. [2 definitions] |
| Upper Volta |
see "Burkina Faso." |
| uppity |
(informal, often considered offensive) haughty and arrogant; snobbish. |
| upraise |
to elevate or lift up; raise up. |
| uprear |
to lift or raise. [2 definitions] |
| upright |
in a vertical position. [8 definitions] |
| upright piano |
a piano with the strings mounted vertically within a rectangular case. |
| uprise |
to stand up or get up; rise up. [6 definitions] |
| uprising |
the act or an instance of rebelling or rising up against authority; insurrection. |
| upriver |
in the direction of, or at a point closer to, the source of a river. |
| uproar |
a loud, confused disturbance; commotion; tumult. [2 definitions] |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. [2 definitions] |
| uproot |
to pull up or tear out of the ground by the roots. [2 definitions] |
| upscale |
designating, relating to, or of people who are, or who are becoming, affluent. [2 definitions] |
| upset |
to tip over; overturn. [13 definitions] |
| upset the apple cart |
to spoil a plan or procedure; ruin something. |
| upsetting |
causing emotional or physical upset; disturbing; distressing. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| upside |
the upper side or part; top. [3 definitions] |