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Outside   /ˈaʊtsˈaɪd/   Listen
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.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Outside" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the Buck's Head, and Lord Vane took a foot canter down to the Raven, to reconnoiter it outside. He was uncommonly fond of planting himself where Sir Francis Levison's eyes were sure to fall upon him—which eyes were immediately dropped, while the young gentleman's would be fixed in an audacious stare. Being Lord ...
— East Lynne • Mrs. Henry Wood
... accomplish all of these objects. Mothers have used their influence in behalf of free kindergartens in the public schools; in having school buildings properly constructed, lighted, heated and ventilated, and for shorter hours in school and less study outside. They have lent their efforts to the uplifting of the drama, since, rightfully used, it can be made a powerful educational factor, and have worked for a pure press, recognizing that it is the greatest material power in the world today. They have regarded ...
— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV • Various
... of a large window at the side of the room, which stood wide open to the night. Outside, beyond a broad flight of steps, stretched a formal Dutch garden. Its numberless small beds, forming stiff scrolls and circles on a ground of white gravel, lay in bright moonlight. Even the colours of the hyacinths and tulips with which they were planted could be seen, ...
— Sir George Tressady, Vol. I • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... ready to go to bed, and just as I was opening my door to take the key from outside, an abbe rushed panting into my room and threw himself on a chair. It was Barbara; I guessed what had taken place, and, foreseeing all the evil consequences her visit might have for me, deeply annoyed and very anxious, I upbraided her ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
... obey. The Canon Law did not come down from heaven, but was enacted from time to time in the past, and was to be enacted furthermore in the future. Venice, as a modern state, self-sufficing and concentrating power, legislated for its clergy as well as for its laity, resenting interference outside questions of pure doctrine. The two pretensions clashed under Paul V, a zealous and uncompromising pontiff, the founder of the House of Borghese. He claimed a jurisdiction in Venice which could not have been asserted successfully in France or Spain, because a surrender of ...
— Lectures on Modern history • Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton


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