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Tossing :: Tossing (n.) The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities..

Antrorse :: Antrorse (a.) Forward or upward in direction.

Unicostate :: Unicostate (a.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.

Assurgent :: Assurgent (a.) rising obliquely; curving upward.

Stilt :: Stilt (n.) A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm..

Toss :: Toss (n.) A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball..

Upgaze :: Upgaze (v. i.) To gaze upward.

Upwreath :: Upwreath (v. i.) To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke..

Rising :: Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon..

Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..

Upcast :: Upcast (v. t.) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..

Uprush :: Uprush (n.) Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava..

Boomerang :: Boomerang (n.) A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward t

Supination :: Supination (n.) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward..

So :: So (adv.) Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So?.

Disposition :: Disposition (n.) Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction..

Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel..

Altitude :: Altitude (n.) Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree..

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