From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishupturnedup‧turned /ˌʌpˈtɜːnd◂ $ -ɜːr-/ adjective [usually before noun]1UPpointing or turning upwardsHe smiled down into her upturned face.2TURNturned upside downI sat on an upturned box.an upturned boatExamples from the Corpusupturned• I sat on an upturnedbox, feeling the sweat beginning to trickle down my back.• I still remember his upturned face far below.• an upturnedflowerpot• Danny's freckled face and upturnednose was crowned by a shock of brightredhair.• an upturned nose• Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.• Once he saw a great swirlingmass of gulls and rooks over a messy area of what seemed upturnedsoil and rubbish.upturned face• I still remember his upturned face far below.• The Collector looked down at the gaunt, upturned facesgathered at the foot of the stairs.• No upturned face met his eyes.• Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idlecuriosity.