Whereupon

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • conjunction. On which.
  • conjunction. In close consequence of which: The instructor entered the room, whereupon we got to our feet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • conjunction. After which.
  • conjunction. In consequence of which.
  • conjunction. Upon which.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Upon what place, ground, cause, etc.? whereon?
  • Upon which or whom; whereon.
  • Word Usage
    "The said Cullen went to the said Shortall but he would not let her in whereupon she got lodgings to a Hannah Gaffney."
    Cross Reference
    hereupon    herein    whereon    whereinto    whereby    therefrom    thereby    whereabouts    therein    thereafter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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