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upturned

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up·turn  (ptûrn, p-tûrn)
v. up·turned, up·turn·ing, up·turns
v.tr.
1. To turn up or over: upturn the soil.
2. To upset; overturn.
3. To direct upward: upturned their gaze.
v.intr.
To turn over or up.
n. (ptûrn)
An upward movement, curve, or trend, as in business activity.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.upturnedupturned - having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
turned - moved around an axis or center
2.upturnedupturned - (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose"
shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
Translations
upturned [ˈʌptɜːnd] ADJ [box etc] → vuelto hacia arriba; [nose] → respingón
upturned [ʌpˈtɜːrnd] adj [nose] → retroussé(e)
upturned
adj boat, bucket, table, box etcumgedreht; facenach oben gewandt; eyesnach oben gerichtet; collaraufgeschlagen; upturned noseStupsnase f, → Himmelfahrtsnase f (inf)
upturned [ʌpˈtɜːnd] adj (box) → capovolto/a, rovesciato/a; (nose) → all'insù
upturned [ʌpˈtɜːnd] adj (box) → capovolto/a, rovesciato/a; (nose) → all'insù


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Great warm splashes of rain fell on our upturned faces.
Surprised, he upturned an ear toward the McCaskey apartment, where the crash of irons and chinaware and the ring of hurled kitchen utensils seemed as loud as before.
She had noted this and that nearly always they were stooped low over their work, the hideous eyes bent upon the upturned soil.
 
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