Above

Definition: Above

Above

Adjective

1. Appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation".

Adverb

1. At an earlier place; "see above".

2. In or to a place that is higher.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "above" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Above \A*bove"\, preposition [Old English above, aboven, abuffe, Anglo-Saxon abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; compare to Gothic uf under. See Over.]. (references)

Dream Interpretation

Literature

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Above

Height

Adverb: on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead; airwind; upstairs, abovestairs; in the clouds; on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of; over head and ears; breast high.

Crosswords: Above

How'd you get the beans above the frank (There's Something About Mary; writing credit: Ed Decter; John J. Strauss)

Start using your head. That's the lump that's three feet above your ass (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele)

that lump three feet above your ass. (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel)

Love above all. Nonot the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening, but love thatover-throws life (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard)

And he was feckless! And he was hopeless! And he was a fool! But above all, Losberne, he was irresponsible (Oliver Twist; writing credit: Alan Bleasdale; Charles Dickens)

We're flying above the clouds, I can see happiness from here (Above The Clouds; performing artist: Amber)

Doin' everything yo just to survive Above the law, I take our stand (Get Ready For This; performing artist: 2 Unlimited)

Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

Heavens above (The Look Of Love; performing artist: ABC)

Under stars twinkling high above (So Much In Love; performing artist: All-4-One)

People who value their privileges above their principles soon lose both. (references; author: unknown)

To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles. (references; author: unknown)

Above the Law (2000)

28¡ Above Below (1973)

Man Above Men (1973)

Above the Horizon (1964)

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Above Hallowed Ground: A Photographic Record of September 11, 2001 (reference)

• Above Paris: A New Collection of Aerial Photographs of Paris, France (reference)

• Above San Francisco: A New Collection of Historical and Original Aerial Photographs (reference)

• Earth from Above (reference)

• Earth from Above for Young Readers (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Above & Beyond (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Above the Law (reference)

• Ball Above All - A Hoops TV Program, Vol. 1 (reference)

• Above the Rim (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Above the Fall of Man (reference)

• Airs Above Your Station (reference)

• Familia: Above All (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Rocky Mountain 2: Above the Treeline (reference)

• Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2: Above the Treeline (Jewel Case) (reference)

• 4BTN Flight Sim Yoke Flight Stk USB 98/2000/MAC Os 8.6 & Above (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Above All Co. L74995 Forearm Forklift (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Adult white woman is performing breast self-examination (BSE). The woman is nude from the waist up, head is included in the photo. Her left arm is raised above her head and she is examining her left breast with right hand. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Aorta has been removed to show thickened, fused aortic valve leaflets and opened coronary arteries from above. Autopsy. Credit: CDC.

Left atrium has been opened to show thickened mitral valve leaflets from above. Autopsy. Credit: CDC.

Schmitt with Flag and Earth Above. Credit: NASA.

Lightning Above the STS-8 Launch Pad. Credit: NASA.

Frosty white water ice clouds and swirling orange dust storms above a vivid rusty landscape ... Credit: NASA.

This image shows Jupiter's volcanic moon Io passing above the turbulent clouds of the giant ... Credit: NASA.

Photopolarimeter-radiometer (PPR) thermal map of Ganymede's surface. Compare to the SSI image release on 08/16/96 (above) which shows nearly the same view. (The PPR map is rotated about 30 degrees to the west of the SSI image.) (Released 09/25/96). Credit: NASA.

New volcanic plume extending above Io's surface. Credit: NASA.

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Given under our hand - the above named and many others being witnesses - in the meadow which is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June, in the seventeenth year of our reign. (reference)

Betwixt subject and subject, they will grant, there must be measures, laws and judges, for their mutual peace and security: but as for the ruler, he ought to be absolute, and is above all such circumstances; because he has power to do more hurt and wrong, it is right when he does it. (Second Treatise of Government)

What the bourgeoisie, therefore, produces, above all, is its own grave-diggers. (reference)

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the first day above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northhampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued. (Abraham Lincoln)

The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. (The Gettysburg Address)

Each of these divisions will be constituted as above. (reference)

Above all, we welcome constant, frequent and growing contacts between the Russian people and our own people on both sides of the Atlantic. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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The style of the letter was much above her expectation

Large tanks of water are placed above.

This above all appeared to Trillian to be genuinely stupid, but she could no longer be bothered to argue about it.

Breathe not the secret, above all, to the man thou wottest of.

The Spanish convent is dismal above all the rest

The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur

Pa placed another twig an inch above the water and settled back to watch

She drank out of a golden cup, above a hogshead at a draught

They were not time subtracted from my life, but so much over and above my usual allowance

' and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial

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Health

Each gland is located above a kidney. (references)

Only the above questions were addressed. (references)

Fluids should be taken as described above. (references)

Business

Diesel engine sales are growing above average. (references)

Marketing requirements are the same as outlined above. (references)

As explained above, these technologies are new to Argentina. (references)

Children

Peru

Children living in poverty average only 4.5 years of education compared to 9.3 years for children living above the poverty line. (references)

Peru

Only 1.2 percent of children living in extreme poverty attain university-level education, compared with 25.6 percent of children who live above the poverty line. (references)

Eritrea

However, education above grade seven is neither free nor compulsory, and while the situation has improved, there is a shortage of schools and teachers at all levels. (references)

Civil Liberties

Zimbabwe

She was injured above her right eye, and her left hand was fractured. (references)

Jordan

Division-level commanders and above are required to lead Islamic prayer for certain occasions. (references)

Iceland

All citizens 16 years of age and above must pay a church tax of approximately $5.50 (554.24 krona) per month. (references)

Economic History

Eritrea

Suffrage: Universal, age 18 and above. (references)

Vanuatu

Above this division is red, below is forest green. (references)

Bulgaria

Note: The above estimates are unofficial estimates. (references)

Human Rights

Malaysia

Male criminals age 50 and above and women are exempted from caning. (references)

Colombia

Both FARC and paramilitaries are present in the mountains above this community. (references)

Guyana

Witnesses said that an unarmed and groggy Stanton unlocked the door and had his hands raised above his head. (references)

Minorities

Pakistan

Today many are unable to rise above mid-level ranks. (references)

Madagascar

A long history of military conquest and political consolidation raised the political and economic status of highland ethnic groups of Asian origin above that of coastal groups of African ancestry. (references)

Political Economy

CZECH REPUBLIC

Conditions in sectors with U.S. investment do not differ from those outlined above. (references)

Political Rights

Czech Republic

Citizens above the age of 18 are eligible to vote by secret ballot in national, regional, and local elections. (references)

Bhutan

The King is to select nominees for cabinet office from among senior government officials holding the rank of secretary or above. (references)

Samoa

While all citizens above the age of 21 may vote, the right to run for 47 of the 49 seats in the Legislative Assembly remains the prerogative of the approximately 25,000 matai, 95 percent of whom are men. (references)

Trade

Senegal

See also " Import Licenses" above. (references)

Bahrain

None, other than provisions identified above. (references)

Thailand

The same time frame as the above case is allowed. (references)

Travel

Denmark

The Port of Copenhagen includes a free port (see above). (references)

Denmark

Housing costs are well above those in major American cities. (references)

Cyprus

Businessmen should avoid making appointments on the above dates. (references)

Women

Switzerland

A federal marriage law provides that in the event of a divorce, assets accumulated during the marriage will be divided equally; however, the Supreme Court ruled that the primary wage earner must be left with sufficient income to remain above the poverty level. (references)

Worker Rights

Botswana

Formal sector jobs almost always pay well above minimum wage levels. (references)

Mexico

The workers won a 10.2 percent raise, above the country's inflation rate. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "above": a notch above ♦ above all ♦ above all Greek above all Roman fame ♦ above all things ♦ above an age ♦ above and beyond ♦ above average ♦ above board ♦ above freezing point ♦ above ground ♦ above ground detector ♦ above it ♦ above mentioned ♦ above mountains ♦ above oneself ♦ Above par ♦ above price ♦ above reproach ♦ above sea level ♦ above see level ♦ above suspicion ♦ above that ♦ above the ordinary ♦ Above the salt ♦ above water ♦ an order from above ♦ as above ♦ as mentioned above ♦ as stated above ♦ Bail above ♦ be a notch above the others ♦ be above ♦ cold front above surface ♦ cut above the rest ♦ data above voice ♦ far above the trees ♦ from above ♦ from above the top downwards ♦ get above ♦ get above oneself ♦ head and shoulders above ♦ height above sea level ♦ height above touchdown ♦ hold one's head above water ♦ it is way above my head ♦ it's above him ♦ keep one's head above water ♦ lie above ♦ members above the gangway ♦ one above the other ♦ over and above ♦ over and above that ♦ rank above ♦ rise above ♦ set above ♦ set above others ♦ stand above ♦ talk above smb.'s head ♦ the above ♦ the above examples ♦ the courts above ♦ To keep one's head above water ♦ tower above ♦ tower above one's contemporaries ♦ up above ♦ warm front above the surface ♦ Within the above restrictions the distribution of this document is. Additional references.

Beginning with "above": above-all, above-and-beyond, above-average, above-averagely, above-board, above-board-well, above-boot, Above-cited, above-discussed, above-equilibrium, above-ground, above-ground level, above-indicated, above-inflation, above-it-all, above-listed, Above-mentioned, above-name, Above-named, above-named person, above-normal, above-noted, above-numbered, above-party, above-plan, above-quoted, above-stairs, above-stated, above-the-line, above-the-ruck, above-the-water, above-window.

Ending with "above": reasonable-above, well-above.

Containing "above": image-above-all-else, well-above-average.

Afrikaans

oor (about, after, behind, concerning, ear, more, more than, on, over, upon), hierbo, bogenoemd (above-mentioned), bo (on top, over, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

Albanian

veç e lart, sipër (aloft, over, overhead, supra, topside, up, upstair, upstairs), përtej (across, athwart, below, beyond, over, past, trans, up), në veri të, mbi (aboard, across, beyond, on, onto, over, up), më tepër (besides, further, rather), më përpara (before, beforehand, earlier, erenow, first, prior to), lart (aloft, high, overhead, up, upstairs, upward, upwards), jashtë (beyond, cross-country, forth, off side, out, outboard, outdoors, out-of-door, outside, outward, outwards, oversea, without), i mësipërm, i lartpërmendur (above mentioned, aforecited, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فوق (across, atop, before, on, on top of, onto, over, overhead, up, upon, upstairs), ‏اسمى من (higher), ‏أعلى (chief, maximal, maximum, paramount, super, superior, supreme, terminal, top, topmost, upmost, upper, uttermost), ‏آنفا. (various references)

Basque

gainean (on), gain (on). (various references)

Bulgarian 

свръх (excess, over and above, past), споменат по горе, горен (over, overhead, right, upper), горе (aloft, overhead, supra, up, upstairs), отгоре на (atop), отгоре (from above, over, overhead, superiorly), нагоре (aloft, up, uphill, upstairs), над (beyond, over, past, upward of, with), по-рано от, по-горе (supra, thereinbefore, upstairs), повече от (over, past, upward of), по-високо от, по-назад от. (various references)

Catalan

sincer (above-board, honest, upright). (various references)

Chinese 

在﹍之上 (upon), 之上 , 前頭 (ahead, at the head, in front), 以上 (more than, over, the above-mentioned), 上面, 上頭 (on the surface of, on top of), 上 (first, higher, on, on top, previous, previous or last, to climb, to go into, to go up, upon, upper). (various references)

Czech

přes (across, beyond, by, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, over, past, through, via), nad (beyond, hyper-, in excess of, outside, over, past, upon). (various references)

Danish

oven (on top, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

Dutch

ten noorden van, benoorden. (various references)

Esperanto

suprestaranta, supren (up, uphill, upwards), supre nomita (above-mentioned), supre menciita (above-mentioned), supre (on top, overhead, upstairs), super (over), pli ol (more than, over), norde de, ĉisupre. (various references)

Faeroese

yvir (over), uppi (on top, overhead, upstairs), upp (up, uphill, upwards). (various references)

Farsi 

مذکوردرفوق , مافوق (Dominant, Overlord, Superior, Trancscendent, Ultra, Upmost), نام برده , واقع دربالا, سابق الذکر, دربالا (Atop, Over), بالای سر (Over), بالای (In, On, Over, Up), بالاتر (About, Senior, Superior, Upper), برتر (Dominant, Excelsior, Paramount, Preferable, Premier(Re), Preponderant, Prevalent, Superior). (various references)

Finnish

yli (more than, over), yläpuolella (on top, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

French

en haut, au-dessus de, sur, dessus, au-dessus. (various references)

Frisian

noard fan, benoarden. (various references)

German

über (about, across, at, beyond, by, concerning, dabout, excess, for, of, on, on the other side of, over, past, sur, up above, upon, upward of, via), oberhalb (over, upside), obige (foregoing), oben (ahead, at the head, at the top, at the top of, on the surface, on top, overhead, supra, top, up, up here, up north, up there, upstairs, upstream), darüber (about that, above that, across there, in the meantime, on top, over, over it, over that, over there, thereon, thereupon). (various references)

Greek 

πάνω από (over), άνω (up, upper). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממעל (aloft, overhead, upon, upward, upwards), מעל (atop, deception, embezzlement, fraud, on, on top of, supra, treachery, upward of), למעלה (aloft, before, beyond, on top, supra, up, up ward, upward, upwards), לעיל (above mentioned, aforesaid, preceding, supra), על (about, by, height, on, onto, to, toward, towards, unto, upon). (various references)

Hungarian

több mint (in excess of, more than, upwards of), fent említett (above mentioned, above-mentioned, afore-cited, aforementioned, afore-mentioned, aforesaid, said), fent (high, up), felett (beyond, over, to lose one's hold over sg, to prevail over sy), felül (high, over, overhead, to get on, to mount, uppermost, upwards), fölé (over, to canopy, to project over sg). (various references)

Icelandic

yfir (over). (various references)

Indonesian

kelewat (excessive, over, passed by, surpassed, too), di atas (aloft, on, upon). (various references)

Irish

lastuas (on top, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

Italian

sopra (across, at the top, atop, hyper, o'er, of, on, on to, on top, on top of, over, top, up, upon, via), di sopra (on top, over, overhead, upside, upstairs). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

直上 (going steadily upward), 前記 (above-mentioned, aforesaid, said), 以上 (and up, as long as, beyond, exceeding, greater than, more than, over, since, the above-mentioned, the end, this is all), 上　 (on top of, over, up, upper part), 上 (a superior, aboard a ship or vehicle, after, as a matter of, as far as ... is concerned, authority, besides, best, emperor, far better, first volume, from the standpoint of, going up, government, governmental, head, high class, higher, imperial, influence of, lord, my dear, on top of, outer, over, presenting, shogun, showing, sovereign, summit, superior, superior quality, surface, the above, top, up, upon, upper, upper part, upper part of the body, upper stream, upward). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぜんき (above-mentioned, aforesaid, early period, first half year, first term, preceding period, said), うえ (after, as far as ... is concerned, authority, besides, emperor, far better, higher, hunger, influence of, lord, my dear, on top of, over, shogun, sovereign, starvation, summit, superior, surface, up, upon, upper part), いじょう (aberration, abnormality, accident, and up, as long as, assignment, beyond, change, disorder, enclosure, exceeding, greater than, more than, over, since, something wrong, strangeness, surrounding, the above-mentioned, the end, this is all, transfer, transferring to), ちょくじょう (frankness, going steadily upward, imperial message, impulsiveness). (various references)

Korean 

의 위. (various references)

Malay

jujur (above-board, honest, upright). (various references)

Manx

ny syrjey na, ny smoo na, ny shlee na, heose (aloft), harrish (across, beyond, bygone, over, over him, trans), erskyn (additionally, aloft, over, ultra), cheu heose jeh. (various references)

Norwegian

over (about, concerning, on, over, upon), ovenpå (on top, overhead, upstairs), oppe (on top, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

Occitan

sus (on). (various references)

Papiamen

ariba (on, on top, over, overhead, up, uphill, upon, upstairs, upwards). (various references)

Pig Latin

aboveay.(various references)

Polish

w górę (up, uphill, upwards), u góry (on top, overhead, upstairs), na górze (on top, overhead, upstairs), do góry (up, uphill, upwards). (various references)

Portuguese

acima (on top, over, overhead, top, up, upstairs, upward), sobre (about, across, at par, atop, of, on, on top of, over, over-, super, to, up, upon), por cima (over, overhead, upward), além (after-life, beyond, further, further on, over there, past, straight past, there, upward, yet, yon, yonder). (various references)

Romanian

peste (across, after, beyond, over, through, upwards of), deasupra (across, over, overhead). (various references)

Russian 

выше (before, herein, hereinabove, superiorly, thereover, up), наверху (aloft, atop, atop of, on top, overhead, up, upstairs), наверх (up, upwards), над (over). (various references)

Scottish

ar (before num. as : ar fhichead, etc., methinks : ar leis, our, our; precedes nouns beginning with con., seems), uthard, suas (up, uphill, upwards), os (an elk, in the phrs. : os cionn, over, overhead : os àird, publicly, quoth), cionn (because, overhead : a chionn). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

više od (upward of), više (longer, more, over, plus, rather, several, upward), povrh (atop of, top: on top of), nad (over), iznad (beyond, over, up above, upward), gornji (over, overhead, supernal, top, upper), gore (aloft, atop, overhead, supra, up, upstairs, worse). (various references)

Spanish

arriba (aloft, forward, halt, on top, over, overhead, up, up along, upstair, upstairs), sobre (about, atop, concerning, envelope, o'er, on, on top of, onto, packet, upon), encima de (atop, besides, in addition to, on, on top of, onto, over, over and above, up, upon). (various references)

Swahili

juu (about, on top, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

Swedish

upptill (at the top, on top, overhead, upstairs), uppe (on top, overhead, up, upstairs), ovanför (over), ovan (inexpert, over, unaccustomed, unused, unusual), över (about, across, after, beyond, concerning, of, on, over, past, through, throughout, upon, via). (various references)

Tagalog

sa itaás (on top, overhead, upstairs), sa ibábaw (on, on top, over, overhead, upon, upstairs). (various references)

Thai

ใช้จ่ายอย่างอิสระเกินไป (live above one's income, live above one's means), เอาชนะ (best, drub, mop up, rise above), พยายามพยุงไว้ให้อยู่เหนือ (keep above), ทำให้มีพฤติกรรมดี / สูงส่งกว่า (rise above), วางไว้ข้างบน (set above), ลอยสูงขึ้นเหนือ (rise above), ป้องกันความล้มเหลว (keep above), จัดว่าสำคัญกว่า (set above). (various references)

Turkish

yukarıdaki (above mentioned, foregoing), yukarıda olan şey, yukarıda (afore, aloft, hereinabove, overhead, supra, upstairs), yüksek (acro-, buoyant, Clarion, elevated, exalted, high, highrise, hyper-, lofty, loud, over, penetrating, penetrative, spheric, stately, superior, tall), sözü geçen (bossy, ditto, influential, mentioned), daha çok (more, out, supra-), cennette, üzerine (onto, over, upon), üzerinde (on, over, super-, upon), üstünde (about, atop, atop of, on, over, super-, supra-, sur-, whereon), üstün (ascendant, ascendent, atop, atop of, choice, distingue, excellent, extra, golden, high, hyper-, over, predominant, pre-eminencent, preponderant, super, super-, super-duty, superior, supra-, transcendent, unsurpassed, up), öte (beyond, further, meta-, over, trans-), önce (afore, ago, ante, ante-, back, before, early, ere, first, firstly, in advance, pre-, prior, prior to, pro-). (various references)

Turkmen 

яorkaryk, яokary (on top, tall), яokarsyna, яokarlygyna (over the top), daюgyn (beyond). (various references)

Ukrainian

нагору (aloft, over), понад (aloft, beyond, o'er, over, past), більш як, згаданий вище, над (aloft, atop, beyond, o'er, on, over), написаний вище, поза (attitude, beyond, outside, plant, playacting, pose, position, posture, stance), нагорі (atop, over, overhead, up, uppermost, upstairs), розташованиий вище, вище (beyond, higher, o'er, over, supra, up), вищезазначене, вищезгадане (above mentioned), вгорі, вгору (aloft, uphill, upstairs), раніше (afore, aforetime, already, antecedently, anteriorly, before, before now, earlier on, erst, erstwhile, fore, formerly, in the past, previous to, previously, prior to, sooner, supra), наверх. (various references)

Vietnamese 

trên đầu, nói trên (above-mentioned), kể trên (above-mentioned, last-named), hơn (ahead, more, preferably), ở trên, điều nói trên, điều kể trên, $the above$ cái ở trên. (various references)

Welsh

uwchlaw, uwch (higher, over), uchod, goruwch (over), fry (aloft). (various references)

Xhosa

phesheya. (various references)

an-ta. (various references)

super. (various references)

aiwi, tarasca, upairi, us, us-. (various references)

onuppan. (various references)

sur-, sus. (various references)

paramont. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "above": aboveboard, aboveground, aboves. (additional references)

Words ending with "above": hereinabove. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Above" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abebe, abef, abev, ablove, abobe, aboe, Aboff, abose, aboue, aboved, aboven, abovo, abower, abue, abuke, Abune, abv, acove, adove, afoe, ahove, anof, anov, anove, apove, Arova, arove, asove, avobet, avoe, Avovi, Babkov, Bavoyeu, bova, bove, Darboven, Eboe, iboe, Jabavu, ubove. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: abo, ave, avo, boa, obe, ova, voe.

-3 letters: ab, ae, ba, be, bo, oe.

+1 letter: aboves.

+2 letters: absolve, bravoed, bravoes, lovable, movable, obovate, obviate, vocable, votable.

+3 letters: abortive, absolved, absolver, absolves, avowable, behavior, bevatron, bloviate, evocable, lavaboes, loveable, loveably, movables, moveable, moveably, obviable, obviated, obviates, outbrave, overable, overbake, overbear, overbeat, provable, solvable, subovate, violable, vocables, voidable, voteable.

+4 letters: absolvers, avoidable, behaviors, behaviour, bevatrons, biconcave, bioactive, bloviated, bloviates, bolivares, boulevard, bravadoes, combative, coverable, covetable, evolvable, favorable, immovable, moveables, nonverbal, nonviable, observant, outbraved, outbraves, overbaked, overbakes, overbears, overbeats, overboard, overbroad, overlabor, pivotable, probative, removable, removably, revocable, revokable, riverboat, unlovable, unmovable.