upper
noun [C] (SHOE PART) /ˈʌp.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› the top part of a shoe that covers a person's foot and to which the heel and the sole are fixed: These shoes have leather uppers and synthetic soles.Shoes and shoemaking
(Definition of upper noun (SHOE PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ankle boot noun
- ballet shoe noun
- Birkenstock noun
- bootlace noun
- bovver boots noun
- cross-trainer noun
- flipper noun (SHOE)
- galoshes noun
- gumboot noun
- high heels noun
- high-top noun
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