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UPPERCASE

(adj., noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 3 meanings of the word Uppercase.

Uppercase - as an adjective

Relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case

Example: "Uppercase letters; x and y and z etc"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
lowercase14

Uppercase - as a noun

One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

Example: "Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
capital11capital lettermajuscule20upper-case letter
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
character16graph11grapheme16graphic symbol
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
lowercase14

Uppercase - as a verb

To convert (text) to upper case.

Example Sentences

"The title of the book is written in uppercase letters."
"All the letters in his name were in uppercase."
"She used an uppercase font for the headings."
"The software does not recognize uppercase and lowercase as the same."
"Please fill out the form using only uppercase letters."
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Word Game Points

Is UPPERCASE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, uppercase is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

UPPERCASE has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.

Is UPPERCASE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, uppercase is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
UPPERCASE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 19.

Is UPPERCASE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, uppercase is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
UPPERCASE has a WORDFEUD points total of 19.

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