 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
above
adjective: appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above
interpretation"
adverb
1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: {supra}] [ant: {below}]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {higher up}, {in a
higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {below}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Above \A*bove"\, preposition [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See {Over}.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to {below} or {beneath}.
Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.
2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;
surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,
things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct
above reproach. ''Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts.'' --Marlowe.
I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.
3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See {Above},
adverb, 4.)
{above all}, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.
{Over and above}, preposition or adverb, besides; in addition to.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Above \A*bove"\, adverb
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.
2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page. ''That was said above.'' --Dryden.
3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.
4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.
Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively. ''The
waters that come down from above.'' --Josh. iii. 13.
It is also used as the first part of a
compound in the sense of before, previously; as,
above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,
above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,
above-given.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
115 Moby Thesaurus words for "above":
a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs,
additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, aloft, aloof,
also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so,
ante, as well, ascendant, at bottom, atop, au reste, before,
before everything, beside, besides, better, beyond, capping,
chiefly, chosen, distinguished, eclipsing, else, eminent, en plus,
essentially, exceeding, excellent, excelling, extra, farther,
finer, first of all, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, greater,
hereinabove, hereinbefore, high, high up, higher, highest,
in addition, in ascendancy, in excess of, in the air,
in the ascendant, in the clouds, inter alia, into the bargain,
item, likewise, mainly, major, marked, more, moreover, of choice,
on, on high, on stilts, on the peak, on the side, on tiptoe,
on top of, one up on, outstanding, over, over and above, overhead,
past, plus, primarily, rare, rivaling, similarly, skyward,
straight up, super, superior, supra, surpassing, then, therewith,
tiptoe, to boot, to the zenith, too, too deep for, topping,
transcendent, transcendental, transcending, up, upmost, upon,
upper, uppermost, upstairs, upward, upwards, yet
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