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adverb

Outside adv., prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.

adjective

Outside adj.

1.

Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.

2.

Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. (Colloq.)

Outside finish (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; rare in masonry.

noun

Outside n.

1.

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the external surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior. "There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within." "Created beings see nothing but our outside."

2.

The part or space which lies beyond the external edge of a structure or beyond the boundary of an inclosure. "I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside."

3.

The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.

4.

One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3. (Colloq. Eng.)

5.

The part of the world not encompassed by or under control of an organization or institution; as, prisoners are not allowed to pass objects to persons on the outside; one may not discuss company secretes with anyone on the outside.

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"Outside" Quotes from Famous Books

... be made between such room and the adjacent room not to exceed sixty feet apart; where there is a breast or group of rooms, a breakthrough shall be made on one side or the other of each room, except the room adjoining said block, not to exceed forty feet from the outside corner of the breakthrough to the nearest corner of the entrance to the room, and on the opposite side of the same room a breakthrough shall be made, not to exceed eighty feet from the outside corner of the breakthrough to the nearest corner of the entrance to the room, and thereafter ...

— Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 • Anonymous

... going on inside the house, excited crowds had gathered outside. As the torn and dishevelled members were expelled, the people, regarding them as martyrs in the cause of liberty, began to murmur against the Government, and finally grew so violent that a strong force of police had to be fetched to ...

— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various

... Greek vessels entered the port of Beirut, and landed five hundred men. They were unable to scale the walls, but plundered the houses of natives on the outside. The wild Bedawin, whom the Pasha of Acre sent to drive them away, were worse than the Greeks. They plundered without making any distinctions, and among other houses the one occupied by Mr. Goodell, but Consul Abbott obliged the Pasha to pay for what they took from the missionaries. ...

— History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. • Rufus Anderson

... chaff is dispersed by the whirlwind. With great precipitation the Austrian troops, from all quarters, fled to the city of Prague and rallied beneath its walls. Seventy thousand men were soon collected, strongly intrenched behind ramparts, thrown up outside of the city, from which ramparts, in case of disaster, they could retire behind the walls and into ...

— The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power • John S. C. Abbott

... house, and appearing everywhere as the last of her sisters. She severely reprimanded a studied neatness in dress, which she called an uncleanness of the mind. If any one was found talkative, or angry, she was separated from the rest, ordered to walk the last in order, to pray at the outside of the door, and for some time to eat alone. The holy abbess was so tender of the sick, that she sometimes allowed them to eat flesh-meat, but would not admit of the same indulgence in her own ailments, nor even allow herself a drop of wine in the water ...

— The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints - January, February, March • Alban Butler

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