noun
Meaning 1
The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upside
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈʌpˌsaɪd/
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ŭpʹsīd'
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rhymes with -ʌpsaɪd
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 P S AY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beauty, bright side
Antonyms: downside
noun
Meaning 3
An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: downside
prep
Meaning 4
On the top of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the highest or uppermost side of anything
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- put your books on top of the desk
- only the top side of the box was painted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: top, top side, upper side
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: side, face
Narrower terms: crown, crest, poll, pate, desktop, rooftop, tiptop
History
Etymology
From up + side.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: فَوْق (fawq) — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Bulgarian: горна страна (gorna strana) — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Finnish: yläpuoli — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- German: Oberseite — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Russian: верх (verx) — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Slovak: vrchol — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Slovak: vrch — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Turkish: üst taraf — the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- Czech: výhoda — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Czech: klad — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Finnish: hyvä puoli — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- German: Vorteil — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- German: positive Seite — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- German: Schokoladenseite — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- German: gute Seite — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Russian: плюс (pljus) — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Slovak: výhoda — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Slovak: prednosť — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Spanish: lado bueno — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Spanish: lado positivo — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Spanish: lado favorable — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Turkish: avantaj — a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- Finnish: noususuuntaus — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
- German: Aufwärtsbewegung — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
- German: Aufwärtstrend — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
- German: Stärkung — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
- German: Erholung — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
- Russian: рост (rost) — an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
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