upward
IPA: ˈʌpwɝd
noun
- (obsolete) The upper part; the top.
- A surname.
adjective
- Directed toward a higher place.
adverb
- In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
- In the upper parts; above.
- Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
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Examples of "upward" in Sentences
- The sides of the lip curl upward.
- Building is bowed upwards in the middle.
- The catapult then launches the gnome upwards.
- The right arm is bent upwards holding a cudgel.
- The protuberance is curved outwards and upwards.
- It's upward parallel to the plane of the equator.
- It ended with the arm outstretched and the palm upwards.
- The rod is held with the handles of the reel facing upward.
- Such upward movement is enhanced by the buoyancy of the piston.
- Since it pulls the eyebrows upward, it is the antagonist of the orbicularis.