Upper vs Dipper - What's the difference?
upper | dipper |
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(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.
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.
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
(slang) pickpocket
As nouns the difference between upper and dipper
is that upper is that which is higher, contrasted with the lower while dipper is any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.As an adjective upper
is at a higher level, rank or position.As a proper noun Dipper is
a Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.upper
English
Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
