noun
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The highest or uppermost side or portion of something
definition
A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
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An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
preposition
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On the top of.
Examples of upside in a Sentence
Everything in the house is also turned upside down.
I was simply hanging upside down too long.
The Jeep was upside down, on its roll bar.
The sand only moved one way, even when upside down.
When the common sense fairy smacks you upside the head, you know where to find me.
We have yet another upside to our relationship.
As they lay exhausted, locked in each other's eyes, Jackson drawled, "I am definitely starting to see some upside to our situation."
The upside for him was they never involved the police.
The glossy color photo displayed a concentrated young woman, hand-climbing upside down, across a rock face that looked devoid of any hint of a hand hold.
They hold in their hands books turned upside down, and pretend to read through spectacles in which for glass have been substituted bits of orange-peel."
Reform of this system, and, further, very necessary reforms of the methods of collection of the wines and spirits revenue (which is protection turned upside down, the home-growers being far more heavily taxed than importers), and of the customs (in which almost every possible administrative sin was exemplified), were also undertaken.
The technical name, Notonecta, meaning "back-swimmer," alludes to the habit of the insect of swimming upside down, the body being propelled through the water by powerful strokes of the hind legs, which are fringed with hair and, when at rest, are extended laterally like a pair of sculls in a boat.
The eye perceives this picture, which gives the impression of the T much magnified, but turned upside down.
But the Pauline ideas lost their truth under his treatment; for, when it is denied that the God of redemption is at the same time the almighty Lord of heaven and earth, the gospel is turned upside down.
In the contested election of 1159, for instance, though a majority of the cardinals had elected Cardinal Roland (Alexander III.), the defeated candidate Cardinal Octavian (Victor IV.), while his rival was modestly hesitating to accept the honour, seized the pluviale and put it on his own shoulders hastily, upside down; and it was on this ground that the council of Pavia in r 160 based their declaration in favour of Victor, and anathematized Alexander.
Hold the syringe with the vial upside down and pull the plunger to draw all the solution into the syringe.
He took off his hat and held it upside down, shaking it briskly.
The old woman, lowering her eyes but casting side glances at the newcomers, had turned her cup upside down and placed a nibbled bit of sugar beside it, and sat quietly in her armchair, though hoping to be offered another cup of tea.
Those who tried to understand the general course of events and to take part in it by self-sacrifice and heroism were the most useless members of society, they saw everything upside down, and all they did for the common good turned out to be useless and foolish--like Pierre's and Mamonov's regiments which looted Russian villages, and the lint the young ladies prepared and that never reached the wounded, and so on.
The upside is that many archery products are best purchase in bulk while the downside is that you sometimes need a vendors license or a special account with the archery supply wholesaler, which often requires a yearly fee.
The upside, of course, is that many harmful additives and chemicals that work their way into certain big name cat food brands will be absent in the natural organic products.
Using a margarita glass, rub lukewarm water around the rim, and then turn the glass upside down into a saucer of margarita salt so the salt sticks to the rim.
The Student UPSide Visa Prepaid Card is an option for those as young as 13, with parent aid.
Leave a loop in the twine at one end and hang upside down in a dry place where the stems can dry undisturbed.
And, when the pizza lands upside down on the cushion, you can just pop the slipcover in the washer.
If you prefer to place a traditional headboard on your bed, you'll need to use a pattern to make one that is a squared, upside U, so it can be attached to your bed frame.
Then hold the lipstick upside down and rub off the end with tissue.
While that's a drawback, the upside is that this little jar will probably last you a lifetime with regular usage.
On the upside, do-it-yourself kits are typically more affordable than office treatments, although in the long run they may prove less cost-effective as the product is purchased routinely and the results are not as quick to appear.
This does tend to make the eyes look a bit smaller, but the upside is an intense, don't mess-with-me attitude and look.
For the cats nose, paint a small upside triangle on top of the black face in any accent color.
The upside of a job site like Craigslist is its accessibility - it's easy to navigate and you can apply to most jobs with a simple e-mail.
Another upside of becoming a member is that you can also win tokens!
The opposing side retains an upside down copy of the image the light source let in.
Of course the upside is also a potential downside for young adults.
Hang your wedding bouquet upside down for several months until it's completely dry.
With many different options available to personalize this stacked style, there is a perfect inverted look to turn your personal fashion upside down with ease.
Their routine had changed so much that it seemed their lives had been turned upside down.
The tree obeyed. Toby bit back a yell as he was launched over the treetops into the sky, in the direction of the Lake of Souls. Another tree branch caught him, and he struggled to orient himself. He heard the sounds of pursuit but was stuck upside down.
He turned it upside down in the sink and turned to face her, his expression typically unreadable.
Much fairy mischief ensues, mischief which turns the lives of the mortals upside down with slapstick antics.
It is particularly barbaric to allow turkeys with chronic leg disorders to be hung upside down by their legs for a full six minutes.
Upside down water filled burettes can be used to collect the oxygen gas.
Fishermen in the North East used to turn their old wooden boats (called cobles) upside down to make shelters.
Beside the small buildings are four salmon cobles, three of which are upside down.
Then one day we found a cockroach lying upside down in a giant size tub of margarine.
Luis found an armadillo, which he picked up and turned upside down so we could all gawp at it.
However, strange hieroglyphs were shown by an old shipwright to be " Unicorn " upside down!
The older formations can be upside down (tectonically inverted ).
Before planting, skim off grass turfs with a spade and pile upside down in a corner to rot down to form loam.