Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: up – upper
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up, prep. [see up, adv.]
- From lower to higher on.
- Forward in; forth through.
- Into; forward in.
upborne, verbal adj. [up- + OE ber-an, to support, sustain; see bear, v.]
Lifted; elevated; ascended; risen.
upbraid (-s), v. [up- + OE bregdan, to bring forward for reproach]
Reproach; reprove; censure; reprimand; find fault with; (see James 1:5).
upheld, v. [see uphold, v.]
uphold (upheld), v. [see hold, v.]
Suspended; supported; sustained; kept in place.
upholsterer (upholst'rer), n. [ME; see uphold, v.]
Carpet layer; interior decorator; master of fabrics; one skilled in floor coverings; [fig.] force that scatters pine needles on surfaces under the trees.
uplift (-s), v. [see lift, v.]
Elevate; raise; produce; lift up; bring forth.
upon (opon), adv. [see upon, prep.]
- About; over; with attention to.
- At; toward; in the direction of.
upon (opon), prep. [ME; see up, adv. + on, adv.]
- On; using; standing upward with.
- On; in contact with; at the point of.
- Affecting; opposing; up against; grating on.
- During.
upper, adj. [OE upp + -er; see up.]
- Above; higher; superior.
- Exposed; open to the air.
- Uppity; exalted; elevated; high class.
- Phrase. “Upper Floor”: level above water; surface of the sea.