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Outside

noun
Word Frequency: 108.2

Definitions

1.nounThe part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
"He's repainting the outside of his house."
2.nounThe external appearance of someone or something.
"Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold."
3.nounThe space beyond some limit or boundary.
"Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable."
4.nounThe furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
"It may last a week at the outside."
5.nounThe part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
"On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside."
6.nounThe side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
"On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier."
7.nounA passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
8.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
"The outside surface looks good."
9.adjectiveOf, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
10.adjectiveAway from the interior or center of something.
11.adjectiveOriginating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
"The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals."
12.adjectiveExtending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
13.adjective(of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
"The first pitch is ... just a bit outside."
14.adjectiveReaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
"an outside estimate"
15.adjectivePositioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
"the outside lane of the motorway"
16.adjective(of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
17.adverbTo or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place.
"I am going outside."
18.adverbOutdoors.
"I slept outside last night."
19.prepositionOn the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
20.prepositionBeyond the scope, limits or borders of.
"tourists from outside the country"
21.prepositionNear, but not in.
22.preposition(usually with “of”) Except, apart from.
"Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work."

Synonyms

exteriorouterremoteawayout-of-dooroutdooroutdoorsoutdoorsyalfrescoopen-airextrinsicextraneous

Antonyms

inside

Rhymes With

abidestridesnidechidederideprovideglidepreoccupied
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