(by extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity
an upward swing
verb
To swing upward.
upswinging
upswinging
verb
present participle of upswing
upswings
upswings
noun
plural of upswing
upswollen
upswollen
verb
past participle of upswell
upswung
upswung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upswing
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upthrown
upthrown
verb
past participle of upthrow
uptown
uptown
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town.
(chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) To or in the upper part of a town.
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center
uptowner
uptowner
noun
A person who comes from uptown.
uptowners
uptowners
noun
plural of uptowner
uptowns
uptowns
noun
plural of uptown
uptwined
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
upwardness
upwardness
noun
Quality of being or going upward.
upwardnesses
upwardnesses
noun
plural of upwardness
upwelling
upwelling
noun
An upward movement from a lower source.
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
verb
present participle of upwell
upwent
upwent
verb
simple past tense of upgo
upwind
upwind
adj
exposed to the wind
adv
in the direction from which the wind is blowing
verb
(transitive, archaic) To wind up (a mechanism).
(transitive, archaic) To wind upwards.
upwinds
upwinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upwind
upwound
upwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upwind
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
upwring
waiilatpuan
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wanapum
wapanucka
waupun
westpreussen
whereupon
whereupon
conj
After which, in consequence.
Upon which.
whumping
whumping
verb
present participle of whump
windup
windup
adj
Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.
noun
(Britain) A practical joke or tease.
(US, figurative) A long explanation of some line of thought to reach a certain conclusion.
(baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
The act of ending or concluding something.
The last part of something; a conclusion.
windups
windups
noun
plural of windup
winnepesaukee
winnipesaukee
winnipesaukee
Proper noun
A large lake in New Hampshire, USA.
wirepulling
wirepulling
verb
present participle of wirepull
wirespun
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
wraparound
wraparound
adj
(of clothing) Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.
(of windows, lenses, etc.) That extends around a corner or bend.
Serving to surround or bookend something else.
noun
(countable) A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.
(countable) A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
(countable) Synonym of wraparound mortgage
(countable, computing) Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text on to the next line if it will not fit on the current one.
(countable, television, radio) A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.
(countable, uncountable, programming) The wrapping of numerical value in case of underflow or overflow.
(often attributive) An extension to a property that combines side and rear extensions.
wraparounds
wraparounds
noun
plural of wraparound
wrapround
wrapround
adj
Synonym of wraparound
yawnups
yawnups
noun
(UK, Yorkshire, dialect, obsolete) A stupid person.