OUTSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outside mean? 

• OUTSIDE (noun)
  The noun OUTSIDE has 2 senses:

1. the region that is outside of something

2. the outer side or surface of something

  Familiarity information: OUTSIDE used as a noun is rare.

• OUTSIDE (adjective)
  The adjective OUTSIDE has 10 senses:

1. relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

2. coming from the outside

3. originating or belonging beyond some bounds

4. located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

5. functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit

6. leading to or from the outside

7. from or between other countries

8. very unlikely

9. on or toward an outer edge

10. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

  Familiarity information: OUTSIDE used as an adjective is familiar.

• OUTSIDE (adverb)
  The adverb OUTSIDE has 2 senses:

1. outside a building

2. on the outside

  Familiarity information: OUTSIDE used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The region that is outside of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

exterior; outside

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The outer side or surface of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

exterior; outside

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)

• OUTSIDE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

Context example:

an outside margin

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Coming from the outside

Synonyms:

external; extraneous; outside

Context example:

disdaining outside pressure groups

Similar:

extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Originating or belonging beyond some bounds

Context example:

an outside job

Similar:

external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

Synonyms:

out-of-door; outdoor; outside

Context example:

a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding

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 5

Meaning:

Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit

Context example:

extramural studies

Similar:

extramural (carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Leading to or from the outside

Context example:

an outside door

Similar:

exterior (situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building)

Sense 7

Meaning:

From or between other countries

Synonyms:

external; international; outside

Context example:

developing nations need outside help

Similar:

foreign (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own))

Sense 8

Meaning:

Very unlikely

Synonyms:

outside; remote

Context example:

a remote contingency

Similar:

unlikely (has little chance of being the case or coming about)

Sense 9

Meaning:

On or toward an outer edge

Context example:

the outside lane

Similar:

outer (being on the outside or further from a center)

Sense 10

Meaning:

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

Synonyms:

away; outside

Context example:

an outside pitch

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)

• OUTSIDE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Outside a building

Synonyms:

alfresco; out of doors; outdoors; outside

Context example:

in summer we play outside

Antonym:

inside (within a building)

Sense 2

Meaning:

On the outside

Context example:

outside, the box is black

Antonym:

inside (on the inside)

 Context examples 

Then he drew the key from the outer door, passed through after me, and locked it on the outside.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You then went to the vicarage, waited outside it for some time, and finally returned to your cottage.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And with an apology he followed the Inspector outside.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This went on, hour after hour, while outside all the world swooned under the overhead California sun.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I rushed down the passage, through the door, and straight into the arms of Mr. Rucastle, who was waiting outside.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Wait you with me outside, unseen and unheard, and things much stranger are yet to be.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Outside of that there is nothing mysterious.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Got up a little ahead of us and went outside," Harkey answered.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Rather the money that comes to you will more likely be performance-based (eighth house), that is, money that would usually come to you outside of salary.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

NCK2 shares 68% amino acid identity with NCK-alpha; most differences occur outside the SH2/SH3 domains.

(NCK Adaptor Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)