upturned

CEFRB2

/əˈptɜrn/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Turned upward or partly turned upside down.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Looking upwards, turned upwards.

Examples

  • He looked at the sky with an upturned face.

  • She had an upturned nose.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Turned up at the end.

  2. Turned over; inverted; capsized.

More examples

In context

  • Glinda leaned forward and kissed the sweet, upturned face of the loving little girl.

Quick test

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The fisherman noticed that the boat was blank, floating with its bottom up.

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Origin

adjective

From up- + turned.