outside

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The part of something that faces out

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

   • He's repainting the outside of his house.
   • The outside of the building gives no valuable clew.
2. 2

   The external appearance of someone or something.

   • Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.
3. 3

   The space beyond some limit or boundary.

   • Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.
   • I in great Transport threw open the Door of my Chamber, and found the greatest Part of the Family standing on the Outside in a very great Consternation
   • Have you seen my wife, Mr Jones?,Do you know what it's like on the outside?
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   1. 4

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

      • It may last a week at the outside.
   2. 5

      The part of a road towards the central division

      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.

      • On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.
   3. 6

      The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length

      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.

      • On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.
   4. 7

      The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.

      • When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.
   5. 8

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

      • The outsides did as outsides always do. They were very cheerful and talkative at the beginning of every stage, and very dismal and sleepy in the middle[…]
   6. 9

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

      • The outside surface looks good.
      • Household drudgery, wood-cutting, milking, and gardening soon roughen the hands and dim the outside polish.
   7. 10

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

      • 1938 (believed written c.1933), H. P. Lovecraft, The Book, Dogs had a fear of me, for they felt the outside shadow which never left my side.
      • It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition.
      • Nor did they consult with outside persons in religious studies, sociology of religion, or psychology of religion.
   8. 11

      Away from the interior or center of something.

      • I don't want to take up your time with outside details so I will only say that about two years ago I had an opportunity of acquiring a share in a very promising claim—gold, you understand, both reef and alluvial.
      • As the centripetal force is an inverse function of the radius of the curve, it follows that the runner in the outside lane will be less affected than the runner in the inside lane.
   9. 12

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

      • The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.
      • Positions in organizations are being vacated continually through death and retirement, promotion and demotion. Replacements may be drawn from the outside ("an outside man") or from within the organization.
   10. 13

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

       • Although a marriage to "one of ours" was encouraged, an outside marriage was not condemned if it would be to a believer of a similar faith. Some of the immigrants' children married Australians and joined Australian Churches.
   11. 14

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

       • The first pitch is ... just a bit outside.
   12. 15

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

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

       • an outside estimate
   13. 16

       Positioned towards the central division of a road

       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.

       • the outside lane of the motorway
   14. 17

       Positioned towards the shoulder of a road

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

       • the outside lane of the highway
   15. 18

       Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing…

       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.)

       • Isaac Nathan's Christian wife served as godmother to his outside son, born after their Christian marriage. She allowed the boy, but not his mother, to live with her, her husband, and their two children.
       • An 'outside wife' has limited social recognition and status because her husband typically refuses to declare her publicly as his wife. She also has much less social and politico-jural recognition than an 'inside wife' [...]
       • The legitimacy and inheritance rights of children were questionable, because colonial law did not acknowledge the validity of an outside marriage contracted after a monogamous, Christian one.
   16. 19

       To or in the outdoors or outside

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

       • I am going outside.
       • Residents of the city rarely ventured outside.
       • Jurgis waited outside and walked home with Marija.
   17. 20

       Outdoors.

       • I slept outside last night.
   18. 21

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

       • Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.
   19. 22

       Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.

       • tourists from outside the country
   20. 23

       Near, but not in.

       • Up the hill Richmond town was burning briskly; outside the town of Richmond there was no trace of the Black Smoke.
       • Jane Green […] lives outside New York City with her husband and children.
       • Kastner lives in University City with his wife, Leslie Cohen, who works for the Jewish Federation, and their 17-month-old old son. Kastner grew up outside Cleveland.
   21. 24

       Except, apart from.

       • Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work.
   22. 25

       To ostracize or exclude.

       • While the queer subject is outsided by the norm of reproductive heterosexuality, it feels its material effects and affects, even embodies this outsided-ness; […]
   23. 26

       The United States excluding Alaska, (especially) the contiguous 48 states south of Canada.

       • She's going Outside for Christmas.

The neighborhood

• antonyminside
• neighborwithoutside