Upturned Definition

upturned
adjective
  1. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
  2. (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose"

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