/ ˌʌpˈtɜːnd; NAmE ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd/ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
pointing or facing upwards :
an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end)
She looked down at the sea of upturned faces.
2.
turned upside down :
She sat on an upturned box.
/ ˌʌpˈtɜːnd; NAmE ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd/ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
pointing or facing upwards :
an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end)
She looked down at the sea of upturned faces.
2.
turned upside down :
She sat on an upturned box.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005