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upturned

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: upturned

1
adj
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
2
adj
(used of noses) turned up at the end
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: upturned
1

adj having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

“sat on an upturned bucket”
Synonyms:
overturned, upset
turned
moved around an axis or center
2

adj (used of noses) turned up at the end

“a small upturned nose”
Synonyms:
retrousse, tip-tilted
shapely
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
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