upturnedup‧turned /ˌʌpˈtɜːnd◂ $ -ɜːr-/ adjective [usually before noun]

- an upturned flowerpot
- an upturned nose
- Danny's freckled face and upturned nose was crowned by a shock of bright red hair.
- Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.
- I sat on an upturned box, feeling the sweat beginning to trickle down my back.
- I still remember his upturned face far below.
- Looking at the upturned brim of Flora's panama she decided not to ask.
- Once he saw a great swirling mass of gulls and rooks over a messy area of what seemed upturned soil and rubbish.
► upturned face
He smiled down into her upturned face. NOUN► face· No upturned face met his eyes.· Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity.· I still remember his upturned face far below.· The Collector looked down at the gaunt, upturned faces gathered at the foot of the stairs.
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