UPPER STORY

Meaning of UPPER STORY in English

UPPER STORY, or GARRET. Figuratively used to signify the head. His upper story or garrets are unfurnished; i.e. he is an empty or foolish fellow.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

UPPER STORY — noun 1. : a story (as of a house) that is above the ground floor 2. slang : brain a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPER STORY — {n.} 1. A floor or level of a building above the first floor. * /The apartment house where Gene lives …
Slang English vocab
UPPER STORY — Function: noun Synonyms: MIND 1, brain, gray matter, head, ||upperworks, wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPPER STORY — noun Synonyms: mind 1, brain, gray matter, head, ||upperworks, wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER STORY — {n.} 1. A floor or level of a building above the first floor. * /The apartment house where Gene lives …
Словарь английских идиом
UPPER STORY — n. 1. A floor or level of a building above the first floor. The apartment house where Gene lives is …
American Idioms English vocabulary
UPPER STORY — Головной мозг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
UPPER — I. ˈəpə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, from uppe up + -er — more at up 1. : relatively high in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPER — (comp.) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper …
Английский словарь Webster
UPPER — ( comp. ) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — upper 1 /up"euhr/ , adj. 1. higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — I. ˈə-pər adjective Etymology: Middle English, comparative of up (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : higher in physical position, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPPER — noun the upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. 2. upper (·comp) being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in …
Webster English vocab
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
UPPER — [up.per] adj [ME, compar. of [2]up] (14c) 1 a: higher in physical position, rank, or order b: farther inland "the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPPER — upper BrE AmE ˈʌp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ upper|s z ▶ ˌ upper ˈ case ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPPER — / ˈʌpə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. located above sth else, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — I. up ‧ per 1 W2 /ˈʌpə $ -er/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPPER — adj. & n. --adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPPER — adj. & n. adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
UPPER — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use upper to describe something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upper/lower limit (= the highest/lowest amount allowed ) ▪ There is no upper …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
UPPER — n. Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UPPER — Synonyms and related words : Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, a cut above, above, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER — n. upper class upper crust upper hand upper story
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
UPPER — n. 25B6; adjective the upper floor : HIGHER, superior; top. the upper echelons of the party : SENIOR, superior, higher-level, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER — adj. 1 higher (up), loftier, topmost, more elevated, uppermost Air is less dense in the upper parts of the atmosphere …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPPER — 1. прил. 1) верхний; высший, наивысший upper crust Upper House upper servants upper storey upper ten 2) горн. восстающий (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — upper.ogg 1. ʹʌpə n 1. обыкн. pl передок ботинка 2. обыкн. pl гетры, гамаши 3. разг. верхнее место ( в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STORY — story.ogg _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPPER — 1) верх обуви 2) верхний 3) верховой 4) высший • at the upper right — вверху справа essential upper bound — существенная верхняя грань essential upper gage …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPPER — upper прил.1) а) верхний upper air, upper atmosphere — верхние слои атмосферы - upper crust - upper storey - upper …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPPER — 1. ʹʌpə n 1. обыкн. pl передок ботинка 2. обыкн. pl гетры, гамаши 3. разг. верхнее место ( в вагоне …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — 1. прил. 1) а) верхний upper air, upper atmosphere — верхние слои атмосферы - upper crust - upper storey - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STORY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UPPER — 1. прил. 1) а) верхний upper air, upper atmosphere — верхние слои атмосферы - upper crust - upper storey - upper ten thousand - upper ten б) расположенный …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STORY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UPPER — 1. _a. 1> верхний; высший - the Upper House - the upper servants - the upper ten - the upper …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STORY — _I _n. 1> рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UPPER — 1. a. 1. верхний; высший - the Upper House - the upper servants - the upper ten - the upper …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STORY — I n. 1. рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UPPER — 1. _a. 1> верхний; высший; the U. House верхняя палата; the upper servants старшая прислуга (дворецкий и т.п.); the upper …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STORY — _I ˈstɔ:rɪ _n. 1> рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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