Outside
[aʊt'saɪd;'aʊtsaɪd] or [,aʊt'saɪd]
Definition
(noun.) the outer side or surface of something.
(noun.) the region that is outside of something.
(adj.) originating or belonging beyond some bounds:'the outside world'; 'outside interests'; 'an outside job' .
(adj.) on or toward an outer edge; 'an outer lane'; 'the outside lane' .
(adj.) functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; 'extramural hospital care and treatment'; 'extramural studies' .
(adj.) very unlikely; 'an outside chance'; 'a remote possibility'; 'a remote contingency' .
(adj.) relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; 'an outside margin' .
(adj.) leading to or from the outside; 'an outside door' .
(adv.) outside a building; 'in summer we play outside'.
(adv.) on the outside; 'outside, the box is black'.
Checker: Ronnie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
(n.) The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
(n.) The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.
(n.) One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.
(a.) Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate.
(adv.) or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.
Inputed by Jon
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exterior, surface, superficies, external part.
a. Exterior, external, outward, outer, on the surface.
Editor: Manuel
Definition
n. the outer side: the farthest limit: the surface: the exterior: one who is without as a passenger on a coach &c.: the outer or soiled sheets of a package of paper.—adj. on the outside: exterior: superficial: external: extreme beyond the limit.—adv. on the outside: not within.—prep. beyond.—ns. Out′side-car an Irish jaunting-car; Out′sider one not admitted to a particular company profession &c. a stranger a layman: a racehorse not included among the favourites in the betting: (pl.) a pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside.—Outside country districts beyond the line of settlements in Australia; Outside of outside: (coll.) besides.—Get outside of (vulgar) to comprehend: to eat or drink.
Edited by Faye
Examples
- The vestry was larger than I should have supposed it to be, judging from the outside only. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- For a short while the world outside of Menlo Park held Edison's claims in derision. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Because, said I, his is an uncommon character, and he has resolutely kept himself outside the circle, Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We kissed Charley, and took her downstairs with us, and stopped outside the house to see her run away to her work. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This stand by the enemy was made more than two miles outside of his main fortifications. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Yes; I had given Miss Harrison instructions to lock the door on the outside and take the key with her when she went to bed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- You must leave your surroundings sketchy, unfinished, so that you are never contained, never confined, never dominated from the outside. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Everybody outside the Hellenic circle was a barbarian, and negligible save as a possible enemy. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But after the building of the temple and the organization of the priesthood, the prophetic type remains over and outside the formal religious scheme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was dark outside and cold and misty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Take Rawdon outside with you and give him a cigar too if you like. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We were outside the villa. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We passed round the lawn to the outside of the young diplomatist's window. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The haggard head floated up the dark staircase, and softly descended nearer to the floor outside the outer door of the chambers. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Early in the morning, the rouleau of gold was left at my door in a little box, with my name on the outside. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But so from rough outsides (I hope I have learnt), serene and gentle influences often proceed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The outsides of the buildings somewhat resembled the cement houses which have been put up in later days, a coat of clay being spread on the outside walls and carefully smoothed off. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Holmes walked slowly up and down the ill-trimmed lawn and examined with deep attention the outsides of the windows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have not read or heard that the outsides of the houses of any other European city are frescoed in this way. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The outsides did as outsides always do. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Joanne