interior
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3.0
- noun
- /ɪnˈtɪr.i.ər/
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interior
- We want to make sure we understand the difference between interior and exterior.
- interior space
- maintain the interior
- architecture within the interior
So NASA owns the rights to the interior of the Great Pyramid?
- So NASA owns the rights to the interior of the Great Pyramid?
- Another item of excess in this interior is ashtrays.
- It's much more modern, in fact, than interiors of the same time.
- I think some people like really have a knack for interiors, styling, styling themselves.
- I love the interior of base bags.
- It's like my my kind of ideal dream interior interior.
- But this interior, my God, this interior is something serious.
Examples
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The architect presented the design for the new interior of the gallery.
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What is going on in the interior of the moon?
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So we're trying to show that the interior of a set is actually open.
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And this is the interior of his house in Cuba.
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Cars became about 25% lighter but maintained their interior size and carrying capacity.
Academic text (1990) -
It's all about creating that interior space that boosts your mood.
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Water percolated through the island's mountainous interior and emerged here in a hundred places.
Fiction book (1990) -
Although the foundations of all the houses are roughly the same size, the interiors weren't the same.
Academic text (2011) -
Then there's the gracious interior of our very own apartment 2-j.
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She loves to paint the interior walls of her home bright colors.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.2
Planning and decorating the inside of a home or office to make it look nice and work well
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3.4
A person who plans and chooses the colors, furniture, and fabrics for the inside of a home or office
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3.8
A United States government department that protects and manages national parks and public lands
- Formal
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4.2
A United States government department that manages national parks and public lands
- Formal
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6.1
A government official in the US who leads the Department of the Interior and manages public lands and natural resources
- Formal
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5.1
A US government official who manages and protects federal lands and resources
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3.6
The art of choosing colors, furniture, and materials for the inside of a building
- Literature
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8.2
A way a writer shows a character's private thoughts as they happen
- Specialized
An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America
- Formal
An area away from the front where the military keeps supplies and has offices
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interior comes from the Latin root inter- meaning 'between' and came to mean the 'inside' part of a thing, so the interior is the inner space you can enter or clean, like the inside of a car or building.