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upright

/ upright /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a piano with a vertical sounding board
Type of:
piano pianoforte forte-piano
Kinds of:
spinet
noun Sense 2
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
Type of:
structural member
Kinds of:
column pillar jamb post scantling
Has parts:
goalpost
adjective satellite Sense 3
in a vertical position; not sloping
"an upright post"
Similar:
vertical perpendicular
adjective Sense 4
maintaining an erect position
"standing timber"
"many buildings were still standing"
Opposites:
falling
adjective Sense 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"
Similar:
erectile fastigiate orthostatic passant(ip) rampant(ip) rearing standing(a) stand-up
Opposites:
unerect
adjective satellite Sense 6
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"
Similar:
righteous
adjective satellite Sense 7
erect in posture
"behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"
"stood defiantly with unbowed back"
Similar:
erect vertical
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
2
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piano pianoforte forte-piano spinet structural member column pillar jamb post scantling vertical perpendicular