upside

up·side  (psd)

n.

1. The upper side or portion.

2. An advantageous aspect: the upsides and downsides of home ownership.

3. An upward tendency, as in business profitability or in the prices of a stock.

prep. Slang

On: "If you still didn't get it, well, sometimes you have to hit people upside the head ... to get their attention" (Howie Carr).

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upside [ˈʌpˌsaɪd]

n

the upper surface or part

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" top side, upper side, top crest, crown - the center of a cambered road poll - the part of the head between the ears pate, poll, crown - the top of the head side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" desktop - the top of a desk rooftop - the top of a (usually flat) roof tiptop - the extreme top or summit