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Definition of upturned adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upturned

adjective
 
/ˌʌpˈtɜːnd/
 
/ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd/
[usually before noun]
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  1. pointing or facing upwards
    • an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end)
    • She looked down at the sea of upturned faces.
  2. turned into a position in which the top part is where the bottom part normally is
    • She sat on an upturned box.
    • The children clung to the upturned boat.
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