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[ uhp-turnd, uhp-turnd ] / ʌpˈtɜrnd, ˈʌpˌtɜrnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR upturned ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveturned or directed upward: upturned eyes. turned over; upside down: an upturned canoe. having a turned-up end: an upturned nose. Origin of upturnedFirst recorded in 1585–95; up- + turn + -ed2 Words nearby upturnedup-to-the-minute, uptown, uptrade, uptrend, upturn, upturned, UPU, upvalue, UPVC, upvote, U.P.W.A. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upturnedBut, as the crinkled and upturned noses of the techie rich attest, the city has an abundance of street people. Clean Crack Pipes for All! San Francisco’s Final Social Justice Frontier|Michael Daly|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Atop her head sat an upturned, dented little metal bucket—recycling turned into millinery. Paris Fashion Week: Redefining Femininity at Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens|Robin Givhan|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST She was the observer, not us, which she underlined by bringing out a camera and photographing the upturned crowd. London's Living Sculptures|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST Tears were so ready and came first into my closed eyes and then spilled vividly on my upturned—by him—cheeks. How I Found My Voice|Carly Simon|June 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hollister bent his head quite low, looking straight down into her upturned face. An Ambitious Woman|Edgar Fawcett One open palm, extended to ease his fall, fell upon the upturned features of a cold and clammy face. The Oakdale Affair|Edgar Rice Burroughs When he reached the account of the fight at the grave, he paused and looked at her upturned face. The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin Dorothy took the dowager's hand and looked down earnestly and affectionately into her upturned gaze. The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie He glanced down at her quickly, into the pale, upturned face and the wide staring dark eyes. The People of the Black Circle|Robert E. Howard
Words related to upturnedupside-down, capsized |