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OUTSIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer side or surface of something
Synonyms:
exterior; outside
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("outside" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Antonym:
inside (the inner or enclosed surface of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The region that is outside of something
Synonyms:
exterior; outside
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("outside" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outside"):
open; open air; out-of-doors; outdoors (where the air is unconfined)
Antonym:
inside (the region that is inside of something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
Example:
an outside pitch
Synonyms:
away; outside
Classified under:
Similar:
inaccurate (not accurate)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Originating or belonging beyond some bounds
Example:
an outside job
Classified under:
Similar:
external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)
Sense 3
Meaning:
On or toward an outer edge
Example:
the outside lane
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
outer (being on the outside or further from a center)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Leading to or from the outside
Example:
an outside door
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
exterior (situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building)
Sense 5
Meaning:
From or between other countries
Example:
developing nations need outside help
Synonyms:
external; international; outside
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
foreign (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own))
Sense 6
Meaning:
Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
Example:
extramural studies
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extramural (carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Coming from the outside
Example:
disdaining outside pressure groups
Synonyms:
external; extraneous; outside
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Very unlikely
Example:
a remote contingency
Synonyms:
outside; remote
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unlikely (has little chance of being the case or coming about)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
Example:
a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding
Synonyms:
out-of-door; outdoor; outside
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
alfresco; open-air (in the open air)
outdoorsy (characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life)
Also:
exterior (situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
Example:
an outside margin
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
after-school (outside regular school hours)
extracurricular (outside the regular duties of your job or profession)
extracurricular (outside the regular academic curriculum)
right ((of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward)
Also:
external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)
Antonym:
inside (relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Outside a building
Example:
in summer we play outside
Synonyms:
alfresco; out of doors; outdoors; outside
Classified under:
Antonym:
inside (within a building)
Sense 2
Meaning:
On the outside
Example:
outside, the box is black
Classified under:
Antonym:
inside (on the inside)
Context examples:
Surgery to make an opening from the outside of the body to the renal pelvis (part of the kidney that collects urine).
(Nephrostomy, NCI Dictionary)
An area outside of that in which an individual lives.
(Non-household Environment, NCI Thesaurus)
In cancer, it describes disease that has not spread outside the tissue in which it began.
(Noninvasive, NCI Dictionary)
A protein found on certain epithelial cells, which line the inside and outside surfaces of the body.
(MUC-1, NCI Dictionary)
Methylnaltrexone binds to opioid receptors outside the brain and may block the side effects of opioid drugs without affecting their ability to relieve pain.
(Methylnaltrexone, NCI Dictionary)
Bile duct cancer may be found inside the liver (intrahepatic) or outside the liver (extrahepatic).
(Bile Duct Cancer, NCI Dictionary)
It can happen in the part of the bile duct that is outside or inside the liver.
(Bile Duct Cancer, NIH)
The biliary system includes the gallbladder and bile ducts inside and outside the liver.
(Biliary system, NCI Dictionary)
It may also be given through a small tube that is put into the stomach or intestinal tract through an opening made on the outside of the abdomen.
(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Dictionary)
“It's a main cold morning, to be sure, sir, to sit outside upon the sand.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
