uprights

Standing structural members

Uprights are vertical structural elements—the posts that support a goal in football, the vertical bars of a fence, the standing beams in a frame.

An upright piano stands tall rather than lying horizontal like a grand piano.

The term emphasizes the vertical orientation: The ball sailed between the uprights.

structural

post

Vertical structural beam

beam · strut · support · frame · goalpost · pole · vertical · crossbar · newel · baluster

moral

principled

Having strong moral beliefs

upstanding · decent · ethical · honest · trustworthy · reputable · respectable · integrity · conscience · scrupulous

posture

spine

Column of vertebrae

slouch · ergonomics · balance · core · physiotherapy · chiropractic · sitting · standing · lordosis · kyphosis

piano

hammers

Heavy-headed striking tools

action · keys · pedals · tuning · Steinway · Yamaha · console · spinet · ivories · keyboard

Categories
Opposites
structural orientation

uprightscrossbars

Horizontal linking beams

horizontals · beams · transoms · lintels · rails

position/posture

uprightshorizontals

Lines parallel to ground

flats · recumbents · laterals · levels

structural function

uprightsspans

Reaches across a gap

braces · diagonals

Phrases
Family

upright, uprightness, uprighting, uprightly, uprighted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G