Associations to the word «Upturned»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
UPTURNED, adjective. Turned over; inverted; capsized
UPTURNED, adjective. (of a nose etc.) turned up at the end
UPTURNED, adjective. Looking upwards, turned upwards
Dictionary definition
UPTURNED, adjective. Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket".
UPTURNED, adjective. (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.