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INSIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The inner or enclosed surface of something
Synonyms:
inside; interior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("inside" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inside"):
belly (the hollow inside of something)
Antonym:
outside (the outer side or surface of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The region that is inside of something
Synonyms:
inside; interior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("inside" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inside"):
midland (the interior part of a country)
midst; thick (the location of something surrounded by other things)
penetralium (the innermost parts)
Antonym:
outside (the region that is outside of something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Away from the outer edge
Example:
the inside lane
Classified under:
Similar:
inner (located or occurring within or closer to a center)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being or applying to the inside of a building
Example:
an inside wall
Classified under:
Similar:
interior (situated within or suitable for inside a building)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
Example:
an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wrong (used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward)
Also:
internal (happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface)
Antonym:
outside (relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Confined to an exclusive group
Example:
privileged information
Synonyms:
inner; inside; privileged
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
exclusive (excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In reality
Example:
she is very kind at heart
Synonyms:
at bottom; at heart; deep down; in spite of appearance; inside
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Within a building
Example:
in winter we play inside
Synonyms:
indoors; inside
Classified under:
Antonym:
outside (outside a building)
Sense 3
Meaning:
On the inside
Example:
inside, the car is a mess
Synonyms:
inside; within
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
outside (on the outside)
Sense 4
Meaning:
With respect to private feelings
Example:
inwardly, she was raging
Synonyms:
inside; inwardly
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
Then I understood. He thought he had me inside.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A method that uses radioactive substances to make pictures of areas inside the body.
(Nuclear medicine scan, NCI Dictionary)
The inside of the cottage was dark, and I heard no motion; I cannot describe the agony of this suspense.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Nuclear scans use radioactive substances to see structures and functions inside your body.
(Nuclear Scans, NIH)
It is the juice of the tobacco that is good. When it runs down his throat it makes him feel good inside.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging is especially useful for imaging the brain, the spine, the soft tissue of joints, and the inside of bones.
(Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, NCI Dictionary)
NMRI is especially useful for imaging the brain, the spine, the soft tissue of joints, and the inside of bones.
(NMRI, NCI Dictionary)
A protein found inside the nucleus of a cell.
(NMP22, NCI Dictionary)
A branch of medicine that uses small amounts of radioactive substances to make pictures of areas inside the body and to treat disease.
(Nuclear medicine, NCI Dictionary)
In some cases, tumors inside the pancreas can become malignant (cancer).
(MEN1 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
