Outside Definition
out-sīd, outsīd
outsides
noun
The outer side, part, or surface; exterior.
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Outward aspect or appearance; that part of anything that is presented to view.
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That which is obvious or superficial.
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Outward aspect or appearance.
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The space beyond a boundary or limit.
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Synonyms:
- seeming
- outer aspect
- appearance
- face
- front-side
- upper-side
- topside
- façade
- sheath
- covering
- integument
- surface
- outer side
- exterior
- shell
adjective
Of or on the outside; outer.
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Of, restricted to, or situated on the outer side of an enclosure or a boundary; external.
An outside door lock; an outside antenna.
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Located away from the inside or center.
The outside traffic lane.
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Leading to the outside.
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Originating, coming from, or situated beyond given limits; from some other place, person, group, etc.
To accept no outside help.
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adverb
On or to the outer or external side.
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On or to the outside.
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Beyond certain limits.
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I slept outside last night.
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In or into the open air.
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preposition
On or to the outer side of.
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Beyond the limits of.
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Except.
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On the outside of.
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Near, but not in.
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pronoun
(slang, US) To residents of Alaska, the rest of the United States, especially the contiguous 48 states south of Canada.
She's going to the Outside for Christmas.
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idiom
at the outside
- at the most; at the absolute limit
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outside of
- outside
- other than; except for
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