upturned
adjective/ˌʌpˈtɜːnd/
/ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd/
[usually before noun]- pointing or facing upwards
- an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end)
- She looked down at the sea of upturned faces.
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- 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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