Upside+down

  • 11Upside-down — Up side down , a. having the part normally pointed upward pointed downward; inverted. [PJC] …

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  • 12upside down — late 15c., earlier upsadoun (late 14c.), up so down (c.1300); the so perhaps meaning as if …

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  • 13upside-down — [adj] overturned, inverted backward, bottom side up, bottom up, confused, disordered, downside up*, haywire*, helterskelter*, in chaos, in disarray, jumbled, mixedup, on head, reversed, tangled, topsy turvy*, upended, wrong side up, wrong way;… …

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  • 14upside-down — adjective being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed (Freq. 1) a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma an upside down cake • Syn: ↑inverted • Similar to: ↑turned * * * upside down …

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  • 15upside down — [[t]ʌ̱psaɪd da͟ʊn[/t]] also upside down 1) ADV: ADV after v, n ADV If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest. The painting was hung upside… …

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  • 16Upside Down — Infobox Single Name = Upside Down Type = Single Artist = Diana Ross from Album = diana B side = Friend to Friend Released = 1980 Genre = Disco/funk Length = 3:37 Label = Motown Writer = Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards Producer = Nile Rodgers and… …

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  • 17upside down */ — UK / US adverb with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part The car landed upside down in a ditch. • turn someone s life/world upside down to change someone s life completely, often in a way that is shocking or upsetting My world …

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  • 18upside down — adv. & adj. adv. 1 with the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position. 2 in or into total disorder (everything was turned upside down). adj. (also upside down attrib.) that is positioned upside down; inverted. Phrases and …

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  • 19upside down — 1. adverb a) Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger. b) In great disorder The thief had turned the room upside down. 2 …

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  • 20ˌupside ˈdown */ — adv with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part The car landed upside down in a ditch.[/ex] • turn sb s life / world upside down to change someone s life completely[/ex] turn sth upside down to make a place very untidy while you …

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