valley pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae | of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States |
amphetamine
pep pill
upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
| fixer-upper | a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) |
rerebrace
upper cannon | cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm |
second balcony
family circle
upper balcony
peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
| upper | piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot, Uppers come in many styles |
upper berth
upper | the higher of two berths |
| upper deck | a higher deck |
| upper surface | the side that is uppermost |
| stiff upper lip | selfestraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief), the British like to keep a stiff upper lip |
upper hand
whip hand | position of advantage and control |
upper jaw
upper jawbone
maxilla
maxillary | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
| upper respiratory tract | the nose and throat and trachea |
upper class
upper crust | the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy |
| upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
| Kobuk Valley National Park | a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites |
top
top side
upper side
upside | the highest or uppermost side of anything, put your books on top of the desk, only the top side of the box was painted |
Ruhr
Ruhr Valley | a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany |
Burkina Faso
Upper Volta | a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa, was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in |
| Upper Egypt | one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt, extends south from Cairo to Sudan |
Haute-Normandie
Upper-Normandy | a division of Normandy |
| Sun Valley | a winter sports resort in south central Idaho |
| Silicon Valley | a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries |
| Death Valley | a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada, contains the lowest point in North America |
Angara
Angara River
Tunguska
Upper Tunguska | a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River |
Avon
River Avon
Upper Avon
Upper Avon River | a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn |
| Great Rift Valley | ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa, extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique, marked by geological faults |
| Loire Valley | the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated |
| rift valley | a valley with steep sides, formed by a rift in the earth's crust |
| San Fernando Valley | a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles, includes many residential communities |
| San Joaquin Valley | a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland |
| Shenandoah Valley | a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia, site of numerous battles during the American Civil War |
| upper mantle | the upper part of the mantle |
| Upper Peninsula | the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan |
valley
vale | a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
| valley girl | a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley |
andromeda Japanese andromeda
lily-of-the-valley tree
Pieris japonica | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers |
| wild lily of the valley shinleaf Pyrola elliptica | North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters |
| wild lily of the valley Pyrola rotundifolia | evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers, widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds |
California white oak
valley oak
valley white oak
roble Quercus lobata | tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns |
lily of the valley
May lily
Convallaria majalis | low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries |
| false lily of the valley Maianthemum canadense | small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers |
| false lily of the valley Maianthemum bifolium | small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan |
maximum
upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
| upper bound | (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set |
coccidioidomycosis
coccidiomycosis
valley fever
desert rheumatism | an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules |
| Rift Valley fever | an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus, transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals |
| upper respiratory infection | infection of the upper respiratory tract |
Pennsylvanian
Pennsylvanian period
Upper Carboniferous
Upper Carboniferous period | frommillion tomillion years ago, warm climate, swampy land |
| Upper Paleolithic | the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed, ended about , years BC |