Definition: a vertical structural member as a post or stake
Usage: the ball sailed between the uprights
Similar words: structural member
Definition: support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Synonyms: vertical
Definition: something that is oriented vertically
Similar words: orientation
Definition: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
Synonyms: vertical
Definition: of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
Usage: vertical social mobility
Similar words: hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical
Definition: classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Usage: it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art; in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first
Synonyms: perpendicular, vertical
Definition: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
Usage: a vertical camera angle; the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab; measure the perpendicular height
Similar words: plumb
Definition: exactly vertical
Usage: the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb
Similar words: upended
Definition: turned up on end
Similar words: unsloped, upright
Definition: in a vertical position; not sloping
Usage: an upright post
Synonyms: erect, upright, vertical
Definition: upright in position or posture
Usage: an erect stature; erect flower stalks; for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression; a column still vertical amid the ruins; he sat bolt upright
Similar words: erectile
Definition: capable of being raised to an upright position
Usage: erectile feathers
Similar words: fastigiate
Definition: having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
Similar words: orthostatic
Definition: pertaining to an upright standing posture
Usage: orthostatic hypotension
Similar words: passant
Definition: in walking position with right foreleg raised
Similar words: rampant, rearing
Definition: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Usage: a lion rampant
Similar words: semi-climbing
Definition: of plants that are semi-climbers
Similar words: semi-erect
Definition: of plants that are partly erect
Similar words: semi-upright
Definition: of animals that are partly erect
Similar words: standing
Definition: having a supporting base
Usage: a standing lamp
Similar words: stand-up
Definition: requiring a standing position
Usage: a stand-up bar; a stand-up comic
Similar words: statant
Definition: standing on four feet
Similar words: unbent, unbowed, straight
Definition: erect in posture
Usage: sit straight; stood defiantly with unbowed back