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upright

Letters that make upright

g, p, h, r, t, i, u are letters that make 'upright'

Words within upright

PR, prig, RI, right, up, rig, Pr, Ig are words within 'upright'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of upright

uprights is a word created by adding a letter to 'upright'

upright is a 7 letter word ending with t
upright is a 7 letter word starting with u

5 possible definitions for 'upright'

Upright as "of moral excellence"

Under this definition, upright is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

just, good have the same meaning as 'upright'

Derivatives of upright

justness, rightness, nicety, uprightness, goodness, rectitude, good are derivatives of 'upright'.

Similar to upright

righteous is similar to upright.

Example of upright used within this context

"a genuinely good person", "a just cause", "an upright and respectable man"

Upright as "a vertical structural member as a post or stake"

Under this definition, upright is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vertical has the same meaning as upright

upright as a type

'upright' can be a type of structural member.

Types of upright

column, pillar, jamb, scantling, scape, stile, stud, shaft, post are types of 'upright'.

upright as a part

'upright' can be a part of goalpost.

Derivatives of upright

erect, vertical, upright, perpendicular are derivatives of 'upright'.

Example of upright used within this context

"the ball sailed between the uprights"

Upright as "upright in position or posture"

Under this definition, upright is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

erect, vertical have the same meaning as 'upright'

Antonyms

unerect has the opposite meaning of upright

Attributes of upright

position, posture, attitude are attributes of 'upright'.

Derivatives of upright

upright, uprightness, verticality, verticalness, erectness, vertical are derivatives of 'upright'.

Similar to upright

unbowed, erectile, fastigiate, semi-climbing, semi-erect, semi-upright, rearing, straight, orthostatic, passant(ip), rampant(ip), standing(a), stand-up, statant(ip), unbent are similar to 'upright'.

Example of upright used within this context

"an erect stature", "erect flower stalks", "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression", "a column still vertical amid the ruins", "he sat bolt upright"

Upright as "a piano with a vertical sounding board"

Under this definition, upright is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

upright piano has the same meaning as upright

upright as a type

'upright' can be a type of piano, pianoforte, forte-piano.

Types of upright

spinet is a type of upright.

Upright as "in a vertical position, not sloping"

Under this definition, upright is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unsloped has the same meaning as upright

Derivatives of upright

uprightness, verticality, verticalness, erectness are derivatives of 'upright'.

Similar to upright

vertical, perpendicular are similar to 'upright'.

Example of upright used within this context

"an upright post"