vertical, perpendicular, erect; just, honorable, principled
state of being perpendicular; that which stands vertically erect; piano whose strings are strung vertically
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Upright Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Upright Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
(a.)
Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
(a.)
Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways.
Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways.
(a.)
In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
(a.)
Conformable to moral rectitude.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutConformable to moral rectitude.
upright
\up"right`\ (?), a. (golf) designating a club in which the head is approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
upright
\up"right`\ (?), n. (basketwork) a tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used for reducing splits to skeins. called in full upright shave.
upright
\up"right`\ (?), a. [as. upright, uppriht. see up, and right, a.]
1. in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. with chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. all have their ears upright.
2. morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. and that man [job] was perfect and upright. 1.
3. conformable to moral rectitude. conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. m. mason.
4. stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [obs.] " he lay upright."
upright
drill (mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical.
note: this word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. but they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible.
upright
\up"right`\, n. something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. see illust. of frame.
upright
adj
1. in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" [syn: unsloped]
2. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- frederick douglass [syn: good, just, virtuous]
3. erect in posture; "behind him sat old man arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: straight, unbent, unbowed]
4. maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing" [syn: standing]
[ant: falling]
5. upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical]
[ant: unerect] n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" [syn: vertical]
2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright piano]
similar words(5)
upright piano
upright drill
bolt upright
place upright
upright shave
adj., ingearach, díreach, ina sheasamh, 'na shasamh
honest: macánta
honest: macánta
Arsyth = a. upright; rigid
Darbenu = v. to raise upright; to form a perpendicular
Uniawn = a. direct, straight; upright; just, perfect
Noun
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
(synonym) vertical
(hypernym) structural member
(hyponym) column, pillar
(part-holonym) goalpost
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
(synonym) upright piano
(hypernym) piano, pianoforte, forte-piano
(hyponym) spinet
Adjective
1. in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
(synonym) unsloped
(similar) vertical, perpendicular
2. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
(synonym) good, just, virtuous
(similar) righteous
3. erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
(synonym) straight, unbent, unbowed
(similar) erect, vertical
4. maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing"
(synonym) standing
5. upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
(synonym) erect, vertical
(similar) erectile
(attribute) position, posture, attitude
Upright Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The most common relative directions are , , , , , and . No absolute direction corresponds to any of the relative directions. This is a consequence of the translational invariance of the laws of physics: nature, loosely speaking, behaves the same no matter what direction one moves. As demonstrated by the Michelson-Morley null result, there is no absolute inertial frame of reference. There are definite relationships between the relative directions, however. Left and right, forward and backward, and up and down are three pairs of directions, each pair orthogonal to both of the others. Relative directions are also known as egocentric coordinates.
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Upright Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Upright Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
righteous; upright
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About