outer
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈaʊtər/
:
exterior
- The outer layer of the onion is often discarded before cooking.
- outer layer
- outer surface
- outer shell
And I'm going to apply this on like the outer part.
- And I'm going to apply this on like the outer part.
- And I'm going to put this onto the outer half of my eyelid.
- Now let's look at the crispy outer shell, the self help stuff.
Examples
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It's supposed to be from a different planet in outer space!
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The cat purred contentedly in the far corner of the outer room by the small window.
Fiction book (1991) -
So it's like the outer half of my eye.
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So that is the outer walls of my house now.
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And I'm going to apply this on like the outer part.
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So I'm just starting at the outer edge there.
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It's going to go along the outer perimeter of my face.
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He's headed toward the outer perimeter.
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Two probes launched 16 days apart were to explore the outer planets, returning images and data.
Academic text (1990) -
Most of the soils of the Outer Islands are not suitable for permanent cropping.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
41
1.5
Toward the outside or away from the centre
24
1.0
Near the outer edge or side farther from the center
3
4.2
The outer parts or appearance of something
Antonyms
Compounds
91
3.0
The area beyond Earth's air where there is almost no air and you find stars and planets
- Specialized
5
4.2
A large planet that orbits the Sun beyond the asteroid belt, like Jupiter
- Specialized
1
3.3
The visible part of the ear and the ear canal that collect sound and send it to the eardrum
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3.3
A piece of clothing like a coat worn over other clothes for warmth or protection
- Jargon
A long robe worn over an inner robe by priests or monks in Eastern Christian churches
- Jargon
A long flowing outer garment worn over inner robes by Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church leaders
A group of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland known for rough hills, wild beaches, and Gaelic culture
- Specialized
A triangular sail near the front of a large sailing ship, set just behind the sail that is furthest forward
A region in Northeast Asia that used to belong to China and is now part of Russia
- Archaic
A region now the country Mongolia, separate from Inner Mongolia in China, often used in history
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
outer = (semi-transparent) = out + er
The adjective is built regularly from 'out' plus the comparative suffix '-er', but the form is somewhat lexicalized rather than a fully productive comparative in modern English. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Outer comes from the simple word out, meaning 'outside', plus the ending -er that shows 'more' or 'farther'. So outer means 'on or toward the outside', farther from the center.