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outside > 15 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	outside	Relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
	2	outside, external, extraneous	Coming from the outside
	3	outside	Originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"
	4	outside, outdoor, out-of-door	Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
	5	outside	Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
	6	outside	Leading to or from the outside
	7	outside, external, international	From or between other countries
	8	outside, largest	Maximal in amount
	9	outside, remote	Very unlikely
	10	outside	On or toward an outer edge
	11	outside, away	(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
ADVERB	1	outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco	Outside a building
ADVERB	2	outside	On the outside
NOUN	1	outside, exterior	The region that is outside of something
NOUN	2	outside, exterior	The outer side or surface of something

outside > pronunciation
Sounds	aw'tsay'd
Rhymes	abide, actinide, allied, and 173 more rhymes in ayd at the HyperDic website...

outside > adjective 1
Meaning	Relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit.
Examples	"an outside margin"
Similar	after-school; extracurricular; extracurricular; right
See also	external
Contrary	inside

outside > adjective 2
Meaning	Coming from the outside.
Examples	"disdaining outside pressure groups"
Synonyms	external, extraneous
Similar to	extrinsic

outside > adjective 3
Meaning	Originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world".
Examples	"outside interests"; "an outside job"
Similar to	external

outside > adjective 4
Meaning	Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air.
Synonyms	outdoor, out-of-door
Similar	alfresco, open-air; outdoorsy
See also	exterior
Contrary	indoor, inside

outside > adjective 5
Meaning	Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit.
Similar to	extramural

outside > adjective 6
Meaning	Leading to or from the outside.
Examples	"an outside door"
Similar to	exterior

outside > adjective 7
Meaning	From or between other countries.
Examples	"developing nations need outside help"
Synonyms	external, international
Similar to	foreign

outside > adjective 8
Meaning	Maximal in amount.
Examples	"an outside estimate"
Synonyms	largest
Similar to	maximal, maximum

outside > adjective 9
Meaning	Very unlikely.
Examples	"an outside chance"
Synonyms	remote
Similar to	unlikely

outside > adjective 10
Meaning	On or toward an outer edge.
Examples	"the outside lane"
Similar to	outer

outside > adjective 11
Meaning	(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter.
Examples	"an outside pitch"
Synonyms	away
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball
Similar to	inaccurate

outside > noun 1, location
Meaning	The region that is outside of something.
Synonyms	exterior
Narrower	outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open
Broader	region, part
Contrary	inside, interior

outside > noun 2, location
Meaning	The outer side or surface of something.
Synonyms	exterior
Broader	surface
Contrary	inside, interior

outside > adverb 1
Meaning	Outside a building.
Examples	"in summer we play outside"
Synonyms	outdoors, out of doors, alfresco
Contrary	inside, indoors

outside > adverb 2
Meaning	On the outside.
Examples	"outside, the box is black"
Contrary	inside, within

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