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Dale vs Upper - What's the difference?

dale | upper |

As an adverb dale

is farther (comparative of far).

As a noun upper is

that which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

As an adjective upper is

at a higher level, rank or position.

dale

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK) a valley in an otherwise hilly area.
  • * Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,'' - ''
  • A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
  • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * dell, dells * vale * valley

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    upper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
  • As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
  • (shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
  • A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
  • Hyponyms

    * (shoemaking) vamp

    See also

    * swan upper

    Adjective

    (-)
  • At a higher level, rank or position.
  • Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
  • (geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
  • (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
  • Antonyms

    * (at a higher position) lower, under * (situated higher) lower * (more recent) lower

    Derived terms

    * Upper Sorbian * Upper Volta * upper arm * upper case * upper class * upper house * uppermost