upper-case letters
1upper case — adjective upper case letters of the alphabet are CAPITAL LETTERS, for example A, F, and T ╾ ,upper case noun uncount ─ opposite LOWER CASE …
2upper case — ADJ: usu ADJ n Upper case letters are capital letters. Most schools teach children lower case letters first, and upper case letters later. Ant: lower case N UNCOUNT Upper case is also a noun. I m wondering if per capita ought to have upper case,… …
3upper case — UK / US adjective [uncountable] upper case letters of the alphabet are capital letters, for example A , F , and T • See: lower case Derived word: upper case UK / US noun uncountable …
4ˌupper ˈcase — adj upper case letters of the alphabet are CAPITAL LETTERS, for example ‘A , ‘F , and ‘T ˌupper ˈcase noun [U] …
5upper-case letter — noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper… …
6upper case — Case Case (k[=a]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d {Sash}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case… …
7upper case — n [U] technical letters written in capitals (A, B, C) rather than in small form (a, b, c) …
8upper case — ► NOUN ▪ capital letters …
9upper case — /ʌpə ˈkeɪs/ (say upuh kays) noun 1. Printing the upper half of a pair of cases, which contains the capital letters of the alphabet. 2. the capital form of the letters: to put the heading in upper case …
10upper-case — /ˈʌpə keɪs / (say upuh kays) adjective 1. (of a letter) capital (opposed to small). 2. Printing relating to or belonging in the upper case. See case2 (def. 10). –verb (t) (upper cased, upper casing) 3. to print or write with an upper case letter… …
