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S vs Upper - What's the difference?

s | upper |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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