A letter from Jul 30, 2023

outside noun noun: outside; plural noun: outsides; noun: out-side; plural noun: out-sides 1. the external side or surface of something. "record the date on the outside of the file" Similar: outer/external surface surface exterior outer side case skin shell crust husk covering outer layer sheath facade elevation front frontage Opposite: inside the part of a path nearer to a road or further from a wall. the side of a bend or curve where the edge or surface is longer in extent. Similar: outer/longer edge edge the long way round Opposite: inside the outer sheets of a ream of paper. 2. the external appearance of someone or something. "was he as straight as he appeared on the outside ?" adjective adjective: outside; adjective: out-side 1. situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something. "Anne put the outside lights on" Similar: exterior external outer outermost outward outdoor out-of-doors Opposite: inside (in soccer and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the sides of the field. "he played at outside left" 2. not belonging to or coming from within a particular group. "the use of outside contractors will speed up the process" Similar: independent consultant consulting hired temporary freelance casual visiting non-resident external extramural peripatetic extraneous extrinsic outward alien foreign beyond one's own immediate personal concerns. "I was able to face the outside world again" preposition preposition: outside; preposition: out-side; adverb: outside 1. situated or moving beyond the boundaries or confines of. "there was a boy outside the door" Similar: outdoors out of doors out of the house on the outside al fresco externally exteriorly Opposite: inside not being a member of (a particular group). "critics outside the government" (in soccer, rugby, and other sports) closer to the side of the field than (another player). "Swift appeared outside him with the powerful Fallon overlapping on his left" 2. beyond the limits or scope of. "the switchboard is not staffed outside normal office hours" adverb adverb: outside not within the boundaries or confines of a place. "the dog was still barking outside" moving so as to end up beyond the boundaries or confines of a place. "we ran outside" Phrases at the outside (of an estimate) at the most. "every minute, or at the outside, every ninety seconds" get outside of eat or drink (something) heartily. "we'll get outside of some bacon and eggs" on the outside away from or not belonging to a particular group or institution. on the outside looking in excluded from a group or activity. an outside chance a remote possibility. outside of beyond the boundaries of. "a village 20 miles outside of New York" outside of phrase of outside NORTH AMERICAN beyond the boundaries of. "a village 20 miles outside of New York" apart from. "outside of an unfortunate sermon, he never put a foot wrong" Use over time for: outside go outside