Meaning & use
Upturned
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Turned upward or having the end or edge pointing up.
See it in a sentence
The child looked at the magician with wide, upturned eyes.
The boat lay upturned on the beach after the storm.
A note on using this word
The word is often used to describe a nose that curves upward at the tip, or an object flipped so its underside faces up.
Words with a similar meaning
upendedinverted
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Words with an opposite meaning
downturned
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