| A-frame |
an upright supporting frame in the shape of an "A," or a house constructed with one or more such frames as its main structural supports. |
| aigrette |
a head ornament made of an upright tuft of egret tail feathers. |
| click beetle |
any of several related beetles that are able to spring into an upright position from being on their backs, and that make a clicking sound when so springing. |
| clothes tree |
an upright stand or pole fitted with an arrangement of hooks or pegs near the top on which clothing is hung. |
| conga |
a long, upright bass drum played with the hands. [1/4 definitions] |
| cromlech |
a prehistoric monument consisting of upright monoliths arranged in a circle around a mound. [1/2 definitions] |
| crown roast |
a roast of pork, lamb, or the like formed as a circle of rib chops, tied upright and often capped with paper or foil frills. |
| doorpost |
either of the upright posts in a doorframe; doorjamb. |
| erect |
upright in posture or position. [3/7 definitions] |
| erectile |
capable of assuming an upright position. [1/2 definitions] |
| faun |
a rural deity in Roman mythology that had the upright stance and upper body of a man and the ears, horns, and lower body of a goat. |
| Ferris wheel |
(sometimes l.c.) a ride, as at a carnival or amusement park, consisting of a very large upright power-driven wheel with partially enclosed seats that are suspended between two parallel rims. |
| footboard |
the upright portion of a bed frame at the foot of the bed, opposite the headboard. [1/2 definitions] |
| foxglove |
any of several plants related to the snapdragon that bear tubular purple, white, or pinkish flowers drooping from upright stalks and have leaves that provide digitalis for medicinal use. |
| gatepost |
an upright post on which a gate is hung by hinges or to which it is attached when closed. |
| gill net |
a net set upright in the water in order to catch fish by the gills. |
| goalpost |
in football, either of two upright posts supported by a crossbar, defining an area through which a field goal or conversion must be kicked. [2 definitions] |
| good |
morally upright; virtuous. [1/25 definitions] |
| harp |
a large musical instrument that consists of an upright triangular frame fitted with forty-six strings of graduated lengths, played by plucking with the fingers. [1/4 definitions] |
| headboard |
an upright board or panel that forms the head of something, esp. of a bed. |
| Homo erectus |
an extinct species of the human race that had a fairly small brain and an upright stance. (See Pithecanthropus.) |