outside
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈaʊtsaɪd/
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exterior
- "Do you suppose we could have a key to the outside door in case we come in late?"
- an outside wall
- outside air
- inside and outside
So, so they they said we have on the outside front cover.
- So, so they they said we have on the outside front cover.
Examples
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The outside door is locked.
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The gate is decorated on the outside, not on the inside.
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The outside door is open.
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Did he come from the lobby entrance or come from that outside entrance?
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We pushed open the outside door, which was always unlocked, and opened the inside door.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was no way to get the dinosaur up the outside stairs.
Fiction book (2000) -
Rooms were massed together behind solid outside walls and were entered from the roof.
Academic text (2003) -
Examination of the ventilation system determined that the outside air being introduced was inadequate.
Academic text (1998) -
I turned on the outside water faucet and sprayed the snow maze with the hose.
Fiction book (1990) -
The garden looks beautiful with flowers planted on the outside of the fence.
Synonyms
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On the outside and farther from the center
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Used or done outside rather than inside a building
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4.1
Located outside a place, group, or body
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3.4
For use on the outside of a building
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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6.7
To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules
Compounds
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A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
- Jargon
A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight
- Specialized
A plane move where it dives, flies upside down, and then climbs back to level flight
- Specialized
A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outside is made of out- 'out' and side 'part', so an outside door or window leads to the out part of a building — the world beyond the room or house.