uproar
         n 1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn:
               {tumult}, {tumultuousness}, {uproar}, {garboil}]
         2: loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {hubbub},
            {uproar}, {brouhaha}, {katzenjammer}]

English Dictionary: uproar	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uproarious adj uncontrollably noisy [syn: rackety, rip-roaring, uproarious] marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" Synonym(s): hilarious, screaming(a), uproarious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uproariously adv in a hilarious manner; "hilariously funny" [syn: hilariously, uproariously]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upper \Up"per\, a.; comp. of {Up}.       Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place,       position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper       lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a       legislature.          {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To             have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.).          {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of             common law (formerly King's Bench) during the             Commonwealth.          {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases.             See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3.          {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above             the bases of the tail quills.          {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the             spar deck.          {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of             shoes.          {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually             of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.          {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten             thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or             wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.]          {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.                      {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a             vessel that are properly above water.          {Upper world}.       (a) The atmosphere.       (b) Heaven.       (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the             {underworld}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upper \Up"per\, a.; comp. of {Up}.       Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place,       position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper       lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a       legislature.          {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To             have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.).          {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of             common law (formerly King's Bench) during the             Commonwealth.          {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases.             See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3.          {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above             the bases of the tail quills.          {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the             spar deck.          {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of             shoes.          {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually             of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.          {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten             thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or             wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.]          {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.                      {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a             vessel that are properly above water.          {Upper world}.       (a) The atmosphere.       (b) Heaven.       (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the             {underworld}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uprear \Up*rear"\, v. t.       To raise; to erect. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. t.       To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] [bd]Uproar the       universal peace.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. i.       To make an uproar. [R.] --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproar \Up"roar\, n. [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan.       opr[94]r, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS.       hr[?]ran to stir, hr[?]r stirring, active, G. r[81]hren to       stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hr[91]ra, Dan. r[94]re, Sw. r[94]ra.       Cf. {Rearmouse}.]          Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]       Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion;       bustle and clamor.                   But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city                on an uproar.                                          --Acts xvii.                                                                               5.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproarious \Up*roar"i*ous\, a.       Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as,       uproarious merriment. -- {Up*roar"i*ous*ly}, adv. --       {Up*roar"i*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproarious \Up*roar"i*ous\, a.       Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as,       uproarious merriment. -- {Up*roar"i*ous*ly}, adv. --       {Up*roar"i*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uproarious \Up*roar"i*ous\, a.       Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as,       uproarious merriment. -- {Up*roar"i*ous*ly}, adv. --       {Up*roar"i*ous*ness}, n.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Upper Arlington, OH (city, FIPS 79002)       Location: 40.02655 N, 83.07051 W       Population (1990): 34128 (14376 housing units)       Area: 24.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43221