upland
         adj 1: used of high or hilly country [syn: {upland},
                  {highland(a)}] [ant: {lowland}]
         n 1: elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: {highland},
               {upland}] [ant: {lowland}]

English Dictionary: upland plover	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland cotton n native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton Synonym(s): upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland plover n large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands Synonym(s): upland sandpiper, upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland sandpiper n large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands Synonym(s): upland sandpiper, upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland white aster n tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers Synonym(s): upland white aster, Aster ptarmicoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uplink n a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Up \Up\, adv. [AS. up, upp, [?]p; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op,       OS. [?]p, OHG. [?]f, G. auf, Icel. [?] Sw. upp, Dan. op,       Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See {Over}.]       1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of             gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above;             -- the opposite of {down}.                         But up or down, By center or eccentric, hard to                      tell.                                                --Milton.          2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically:             (a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or                   figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting                   position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a                   river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from                   concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or                   the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or                   implied.                               But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop.                                                                               --Num. xiv.                                                                               44.                               I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth                            up.                                             --Ps.                                                                               lxxxviii. 15.                               Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. --Chaucer.                               We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of                            Christian indifference.               --Atterbury.             (b) In a higher place or position, literally or                   figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an                   upright, or nearly upright, position; standing;                   mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation,                   prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement,                   insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest,                   situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a                   hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.                               And when the sun was up, they were scorched.                                                                               --Matt. xiii.                                                                               6.                               Those that were up themselves kept others low.                                                                               --Spenser.                               Helen was up -- was she?               --Shak.                               Rebels there are up, And put the Englishmen unto                            the sword.                                    --Shak.                               His name was up through all the adjoining                            provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring                            to see who he was that could withstand so many                            years the Roman puissance.            --Milton.                               Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms.                                                                               --Dryden.                               Grief and passion are like floods raised in                            little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly                            up.                                             --Dryden.                               A general whisper ran among the country people,                            that Sir Roger was up.                  --Addison.                               Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for                            any fate.                                    --Longfellow.             (c) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not                   short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or                   the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be                   up to the chin in water; to come up with one's                   companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to                   engagements.                               As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox                            to him.                                       --L'Estrange.             (d) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly;                   quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to                   burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the                   mouth; to sew up a rent.          Note: Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to                spend up (--Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (--B. Jonson).             (e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches;                   put up your weapons.          Note: Up is used elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc.,                expressing a command or exhortation. [bd]Up, and let us                be going.[b8] --Judg. xix. 28.                            Up, up, my friend! and quit your books, Or surely                         you 'll grow double.                     --Wordsworth.          {It is all up with him}, it is all over with him; he is lost.                      {The time is up}, the allotted time is past.          {To be up in}, to be informed about; to be versed in.             [bd]Anxious that their sons should be well up in the             superstitions of two thousand years ago.[b8] --H. Spencer.          {To be up to}.             (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the                   business, or the emergency. [Colloq.]             (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing                   ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to.                   [Colloq.]          {To blow up}.             (a) To inflate; to distend.             (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath.             (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up.             (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang]          {To bring up}. See under {Bring}, v. t.          {To come up with}. See under {Come}, v. i.          {To cut up}. See under {Cut}, v. t. & i.          {To draw up}. See under {Draw}, v. t.          {To grow up}, to grow to maturity.          {Up anchor} (Naut.), the order to man the windlass             preparatory to hauling up the anchor.          {Up and down}.             (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to                   another. See under {Down}, adv.                               Fortune . . . led him up and down. --Chaucer.             (b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; -- said of the cable                   when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse                   hole, and the cable is taut. --Totten.          {Up helm} (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward             the upper, or windward, side of a vessel.          {Up to snuff}. See under {Snuff}. [Slang]          {What is up?} What is going on? [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upflung \Up*flung"\, a.       Flung or thrown up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, n.       1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals             which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between             hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland,             meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.          2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of             towns. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplander \Up"land*er\, n.       1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic.             [Obs.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in             situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.                         Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets                      will invite.                                       --Milton.          2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the             neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]             [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.          {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.          {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large             American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as             a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields             and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},             {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},             {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie             plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},             {quaily}, and {uplander}.          {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus             Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplander \Up"land*er\, n.       1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic.             [Obs.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplandish \Up*land"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.]       --Chapman.          2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.]                         His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in                      the wild, uplandish country dwelt.      --Marlowe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplean \Up*lean"\, v. i.       To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Up-line \Up"-line`\, n. (Railroad)       A line or track leading from the provinces toward the       metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which       up-trains run. See {Up-train}. [Eng.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Upland, CA (city, FIPS 81344)       Location: 34.11880 N, 117.65775 W       Population (1990): 63374 (24496 housing units)       Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 91786    Upland, IN (town, FIPS 77966)       Location: 40.46278 N, 85.51331 W       Population (1990): 3295 (798 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46989    Upland, NE (village, FIPS 49880)       Location: 40.31905 N, 98.90155 W       Population (1990): 169 (95 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68981    Upland, PA (borough, FIPS 78712)       Location: 39.85665 N, 75.37979 W       Population (1990): 3334 (1224 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Uplands Park, MO (village, FIPS 75238)       Location: 38.69270 N, 90.28247 W       Population (1990): 499 (182 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)