above

Definition

Examples

The notice above the door lists the opening hours of the library.

Synonyms

• over(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• higher thanhaving a meaning similar to above

Collocations

• Easy above the clouds
  describing above the clouds (an earlier section of a written text)
• Medium as mentioned above
  describing as mentioned above (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
• Hard above average performance
  describing above average performance (an earlier section of a written text)
• Very Hard above and beyond the call of duty
  describing above and beyond the call of duty (an earlier section of a written text)