different between dale vs upper

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?l, IPA^(key): /de?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-Germanic *dal?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Doal, Dutch dal, German Low German Daal, German Tal, Swedish dal, Danish dal, Norwegian dal, Icelandic dalur.

Noun

dale (plural dales)

1. (chiefly Britain) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.

   Synonyms: dell, dells, vale
2. The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.

   Antonym: hill

Derived terms

Related terms

• dollar

Translations

Etymology 2

Related to Low German daal or Dutch daal (“lowers, descends”) and French dalle (“trough; conduit”). Attested in English since the seventeenth century.

Noun

dale (plural dales)

1. (archaic) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.

References

Anagrams

• ALDE, Adel, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Leda, adle, deal, lade, lead

Albanian

Alternative forms

• daleni (Plural)

Etymology 1

From dal (“I exit, go out”); see dal for more.

Interjection

dale

1. come out, get out (as a request, plea or as an order)

Etymology 2

Short form of ndal (“I halt, stop, rest, hold up”) (from n- +? dal). See ndal and dal for more.

Interjection

dale

1. wait, stay, hold up

   Synonym: ndal

2. don't hurry, relax, chill

Related terms

Further reading

• [2] interjection dale (dále) (plural daleni (dáleni)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Danish

Etymology 1

See dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?l?/, [?d?æ?l?]

Noun

dale c

1. indefinite plural of dal

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dalen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?l?/, [?d?æ?l?]

Verb

dale (imperative dal, infinitive at dale, present tense daler, past tense dalede, perfect tense har dalet)

1. fall
2. descend
3. go down
4. sink
5. decrease
6. fall off
7. subside
8. decline

Antonyms

• stige

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

dale

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of dalen

Anagrams

• adel, lade

Gothic

Romanization

dale

1. Romanization of ????????????????

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) dæle, deale

Etymology

From Old English dæl, from Proto-Germanic *dala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?l/, /d??l/, /dal/

Noun

dale (plural dales)

1. A dale or valley.
2. (rare) A hole or barrow.

Declension

Related terms

• dalke (probably)

Descendants

• English: dale
• Scots: dale, daal

References

• “d?le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dale/, [?d?a.le]

Verb

dale

1. Compound of the informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dar, da and the pronoun le.

Interjection

dale

1. (Argentina) OK, okey dokey, right

   Synonyms: (Mexico) sale, vale

Derived terms

• dale que dale

Venetian

Adjective

dale f

1. feminine plural of dalo

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??p?/
• Hyphenation: up?per
• Rhymes: -?p?(r)

Adjective

upper (comparative uppermore, superlative uppermost)

1. At a higher level, rank or position.
2. Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
3. (geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
4. (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

Antonyms

• (at a higher position): lower, under
• (situated higher): lower
• (more recent): lower

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

upper (plural uppers)

1. A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
2. The upper portion of something
   1. (shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
      • 1930, Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Chapter 4, p. 52,^[1]

        The uppers of his patent-leather shoes were hidden by fawn spats.

   2. (clothing) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
3. Someone with higher social standing
   1. A senior student.
      • 1895, Edward Parry Eardley-Wilmot, E. C. Streatfield, Charterhouse, page 64

        Each Upper had his private Fag; but general fagdom consisted of obedience to the demand of every Upper, no matter in whose House he happened to be.

      • 2016, The Best of the Harvard Lampoon: 140 Years of American Humor

        It is advisable, for example, to learn the words to the school loyalty and to “Fair Harvard” in the event that you are “asked” to give an impromptu “concert” in the Yard for the benefit of the Uppers.

4. That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
   1. A tooth in the upper jaw.
   2. A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
   3. An upper berth or bunk.
5. (Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.

Meronyms

• (shoemaking): vamp

Related terms

• on one's uppers – destitute

Translations

See also

• swan upper

Anagrams

• Ruppe