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adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is upturned points upwards. [...] See full entry for 'upturned' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD Collocations. upturned face. face a hurdle. face a lawsuit. face a penalty. face a problem.
adjective. uk / ˌʌpˈtɜːnd / us / ˌʌpˈtɝːnd / Add to word list. pointing or looking up, or having the part that is usually at the bottom turned to be at the top: An upturned boat on the beach provided shelter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Up and upward. ascent. climbing. erect. heavenward. perpendicular. skyward. unbowed. uphill.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is upturned points upwards. ...the rain splashing down on her upturned face. ...his eyes closed and his palms upturned. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is upturned is upside down. ...upturned buckets.
/ˌʌpˈtɜːnd/ /ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd/ [usually before noun] pointing or facing upwards. an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end) She looked down at the sea of upturned faces. Want to learn more?
adjective. /ˈʌptərnd/ [usually before noun] pointing or facing upward an upturned nose (= that curves upward at the end) She looked down at the sea of upturned faces. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
upturned definition: pointing up, or turned so the under side faces up: . Learn more.
• No upturned face met his eyes. • Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity. upturned meaning, definition, what is upturned: pointing or turning upwards: Learn more.
noun. up· turn ˈəp-ˌtərn. : an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices. Synonyms. Verb. arise. ascend. aspire. climb. lift. mount. rise. soar. thrust. uprear. uprise.
What is the probability that the upturned faces of the three dice are all of different numbers? I got that the number of possible outcomes total is $6^3$ and the number of possible outcomes for which the upturned dice are all different numbers is $6 * 5 * 4$, so the probability is $\frac{5}{9}$.
What does the adjective upturned mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective upturned . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.