different between upcard vs upward

English

Alternative forms

• up card

Etymology

up +? card

Noun

upcard (plural upcards)

1. (card games) In stud poker or blackjack, a playing card dealt face up and left on the table for others to see.
2. (card games) In rummy, the top card of the discard pile.

English

Etymology

From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up +? -ward.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??pw??(?)d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??pw?(?)d/

Adverb

upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)

1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail.
2. In the upper parts; above.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

   • From twenty years old and upward.

Synonyms

• cloudwards, up, upwards

Antonyms

• down, downwards

Derived terms

• upward of
• upwards of

Translations

Noun

upward (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The upper part; the top.

Adjective

upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)

1. Directed toward a higher place.

Synonyms

• (toward a higher place): cloudward, upwards

Translations

Anagrams

• draw up, draw-up, updraw