Word Finder - outside

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The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

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He's repainting the outside of his house.

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The external appearance of someone or something.

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Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.

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The space beyond some limit or boundary.

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Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.

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The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.

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It may last a week at the outside.

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The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.

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On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.

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The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

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On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.

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A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.

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Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.

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The outside surface looks good.

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Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.

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Away from the interior or center of something.

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Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.

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The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.

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Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.

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(of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.

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The first pitch is ... just a bit outside.

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Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.

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an outside estimate

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Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.

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the outside lane of the motorway

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(of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)

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To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place.

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I am going outside.

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Outdoors.

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I slept outside last night.

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On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).

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Beyond the scope, limits or borders of.

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tourists from outside the country

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Near, but not in.

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(usually with “of”) Except, apart from.

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Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work.

Back outside, she headed for the barn.

Felipa said it was supposed to be nice outside today.

Outside all was bright, fresh, dewy, and cheerful.

Groups of singers stood outside the windows.

It was Yancey standing outside that shop, and with him were the man from the building and Allen.

Half walking in the paths, half working our way through the lesser drifts, we succeeded in reaching a pine grove just outside a broad pasture.

Outside of that time Señor Medena and Felipa were both present every minute that Tessa was there.

After lunch, all four of them went outside to play ball.

Then some one outside called loudly, "Have you seen King Robert the Bruce pass this way?"

Circumscribed as my life was in so many ways, I had to look between the covers of books for news of the world that lay outside my own.

There was murmured sound downstairs and Betsy asked from outside the door if there was a problem.

If the outside was impressive, the inside was magnificent.

I can go outside again.

She growled so loudly that the men and boys outside were frightened.

A car horn outside woke him in less than five minutes.

It's outside of your control.

Snow fell heavily outside.

He ordered the portrait to be carried outside his tent, that the Old Guard, stationed round it, might not be deprived of the pleasure of seeing the King of Rome, the son and heir of their adored monarch.

Outside, there was the same cold stillness and the same moon, but even brighter than before.

He wasn't in the lobby, so she stepped outside the hotel and sauntered down the boardwalk.

The wounded men awaiting their turn outside the tents groaned, sighed, wept, screamed, swore, or asked for vodka.

Howie directed the four of us to go someplace nearby, inside or outside, and not divulge the location.

If somebody outside your village knew something, it did not matter; for you, it did not exist.

When one enters the portals of learning, one leaves the dearest pleasures--solitude, books and imagination--outside with the whispering pines.

Fifty imperials... that I will drink a whole bottle of rum without taking it from my mouth, sitting outside the window on this spot" (he stooped and pointed to the sloping ledge outside the window) "and without holding on to anything.

But these sounds were hardly heard in comparison with the noise of the firing outside the town and attracted little attention from the inhabitants.

He wanted to see me, and I was standing close by, outside the door.

When she met him outside, he was attaching a pillow to his ATV with bunji cords.

It was simple enough to wander around outside, as if she were looking for something.

His jaw muscles worked as he spun on one heel and marched to the outside door, slamming it as he left.

No. I was outside, in a field.

He reiterated his concern about anyone outside our group learning of what we were doing.

She nodded her approval and I stepped outside and closed the door.

I was especially concerned that Howie have outside interests.

So you're able to spend lots of time outside in the winter?

After breakfast they went outside and stood staring at the pile pumpkins.

You want to get married outside?

Did he go back outside?

Then he led him outside, mounted and held a hand down to her.

Once outside the pen, she latched the gate back and turned Ed toward the forest.

Even so, Alex was waiting outside when she pulled into the parking lot.

Sleep finally came, though, and next morning she woke to the sound of birds outside her window.

Carmen played with them outside until they started fighting.

He shifted his attention to the darkness outside the window.

When they stepped outside, the buffalo were grazing near the pond.

They'd pulled similar scams on other wealthy men, mostly in the mortal world, outside the view of immortals who might see them.

She glanced at the snowy scene outside the mansion then gathered her small backpack of weapons and strode to the door.

She changed, left her folded clothing on the bench outside the locker, and slammed the locker closed.

Why were the Others lurking in the forest outside the Black God's fortress, if not to kill them all?

Darian asked, taking in the vamps outside the doorway of the Black God's fortress.