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UPPERCASES

(adj., noun)

Definitions

There are 2 meanings of the word Uppercases.

Uppercases - 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)
lowercase

Uppercases - 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)
capitalcapital lettermajusculeupper-case letter
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
charactergraphgraphemegraphic symbol
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
lowercase

Example Sentences

"She always uppercases the first letter of her name."
"The program automatically uppercases all the characters in the string."
"Please make sure to uppercases the title of your essay."
"He uppercases important words in his notes to make them stand out."
"The function uppercases the text before saving it in the database."
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Word Game Points

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

UPPERCASES has a SCRABBLE points total of 16.

Is UPPERCASES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, uppercases is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
UPPERCASES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 20.

Is UPPERCASES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, uppercases is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
UPPERCASES has a WORDFEUD points total of 20.

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