Outside

  1. Proper noun.  (slang, US) To residents of Alaska, the rest of the United States, especially the contiguous 48 states south of Canada.
  2. Noun.  The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
  3. Noun.  The external appearance of something.
  4. Noun.  The space beyond some limit or boundary.
  5. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
  6. Adjective.  Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
  7. Adjective.  (baseball, of a pitch) Away (gloss, far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
  8. Adverb.  (rfc-sense) On or towards the outside.
  9. Adverb.  Outdoors.
  10. Preposition.  (rfc-sense) On the outside of.
  11. Preposition.  Near, but not in.
  12. Preposition.  (context, usually with “of”) Except, apart from.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.