Outside: meaning in English

adjective

Belonging to a foreign country.

Usage examples:

An alien culture

noun

A foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living.

Usage examples:

An enemy alien

noun

A person who lives in a country but is not a citizen (= member of a country with specific rights)

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Alien customs

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

adjective

Relaxed and unconcerned.

Usage examples:

A casual attitude to life

noun

A person who does something irregularly.

Usage examples:

A number of casuals became regular customers

adjective

Not serious or careful in attitude; only partly interested

Usage examples:

A casual glance at a magazine, even to the casual observer, the forgery was obvious., we have a sma…

noun

A person who provides expert advice professionally.

Usage examples:

She is currently a self-employed business consultant

noun

A person who is a specialist in a particular subject and whose job is to give advice and information to businesses, government organizations, etc.

Usage examples:

The former general now serves as a consultant to the pentagon.

noun

Someone who is paid to give expert advice or training on a particular subject

Usage examples:

A business/financial/it, etc. consultant in her role as a business consultant she travels all over …

adjective

Engaged in the business of giving expert advice to people working in a professional or technical field.

Usage examples:

A consulting engineer

noun

The business of giving expert advice to other professionals.

Usage examples:

Preference will be given to applicants with some experience in consulting for industry

verb

Seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional).

Usage examples:

If you consult a solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure

noun

A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

The tough outer part of a loaf of bread.

Usage examples:

A sandwich with the crusts cut off

verb

Form into a hard outer layer.

Usage examples:

The blisters eventually crust over

noun

A hard outer covering, esp. on a loaf of bread or a pastry

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Crustal displacement

noun

The action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position.

Usage examples:

Her sudden elevation to the cabinet

noun

Height above the surface of the earth, or an area that is higher than the surrounding land

Usage examples:

[ c ] at higher elevations, the air is colder.

adjective

Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.

Usage examples:

Exterior and interior walls

noun

The outer surface or structure of something.

Usage examples:

A jar with floral designs on the exterior

adjective

Outer; on or from the outside

Usage examples:

The exterior walls of the house are painted pink., the exterior of the house needs painting.

adverb

On or from the outside

Usage examples:

It was agreed that the new houses would be completed at least exteriorly., the tower featured an ex…

adjective

Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.

Usage examples:

The external walls

noun

The outward features of something.

Usage examples:

The place has all the appropriate externals, such as chimneys choked with ivy

Happening or arising outside some limits or surface

adverb

With reference to the outer surface or structure of something; outside.

Usage examples:

The antenna should be mounted externally, perhaps on the roof

adverb

In a way that relates to the outside of something, or that is on or comes from the outside

Usage examples:

Externally the house is in need of repair., externally she appeared calm, but inside she was furious.

adjective

(of a course of study) arranged for people who are not full-time members of a university or other educational establishment.

Usage examples:

Extramural education

adjective

Organized by a college or university, etc. for people who are not students there

Usage examples:

Extramural classes/courses

adjective

Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

Usage examples:

One is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material

adjective

Not directly connected or related to a matter being considered

Usage examples:

We must not be distracted by extraneous issues, she said.

adjective

Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.

Usage examples:

A complex interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic factors

noun

The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

Usage examples:

The house has a half-timbered facade

noun

The front of a building

Usage examples:

The façade is made of limestone., behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.

adjective

Of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own.

Usage examples:

Foreign currency

adjective

Belonging or connected to a country that is not your own or is not the one you are in

Usage examples:

A foreign country, a foreign language

adjective

In or from a country that is not your own

Usage examples:

A foreign brand/company/firm the company represents some foreign brands as their agents or distribu…

adjective

Self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments.

Usage examples:

A freelance journalist

adverb

Earning one's living as a freelance.

Usage examples:

I work freelance from home

noun

A freelance worker.

Usage examples:

Casual staff, agency workers, freelances and home workers were among those considered only to have …

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

The facade of a building.

Usage examples:

Ivy draped the whole frontage of the building

noun

The front part of a building or land that faces a road or river

noun

The front part of a building facing a road or river, or the land near a road or river

Usage examples:

The best retail sites are those with ample high street frontage., the estate for sale includes two …

adjective

Employed for a short time to do a particular job.

Usage examples:

A hired assassin

verb

Obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.

Usage examples:

We flew to san diego, hired a car, and headed for las vegas

verb

Past simple and past participle of hire

Usage examples:

How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend?, you could always hire a dress for the ball i…

noun

The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.

Usage examples:

The fibrous husk of the coconut

verb

Remove the husk or husks from.

Usage examples:

They set up mills to husk the rice

verb

Say something in a husky voice.

Usage examples:

‘what big blue eyes you have,’ husked lorenzo

adjective

Free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.

Usage examples:

An independent nuclear deterrent

noun

An independent person or body.

Usage examples:

One of the few independents left in the music business

adjective

Not influenced or controlled by other people but free to make your own decisions

Usage examples:

An independent thinker, congress called for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigat…

noun

A person who does not live permanently in a particular country and who is in a special position in relation to the payment of tax

Usage examples:

The uk income tax liability of a non-resident is subject to an upper limit., the hotel wellness cen…

idiom

Outside a building

phrase

In or into the open air.

Usage examples:

Food tastes even better out of doors

adverb

Out in the air, not in a building

Usage examples:

We’ll eat outdoors., the kids are playing outdoors., mike enjoys the outdoors.

adjective

Done, situated, or used out of doors.

Usage examples:

A huge outdoor concert

adjective

Existing, happening, or done outside a building

Usage examples:

The city’s outdoor pools open june 19th., an outdoor concert

adverb

In or into the open air; outside a building or shelter.

Usage examples:

It was warm enough to eat outdoors

noun

Any area outside buildings or shelter, typically that far away from human habitation.

Usage examples:

A lover of the great outdoors

adverb

Out in the air, not in a building

Usage examples:

We’ll eat outdoors., the kids are playing outdoors., mike enjoys the outdoors.

adjective

Outside; external.

Usage examples:

The outer layer of the skin

noun

An outer garment or part of one.

Usage examples:

Boots with stiff leather outers

adjective

On the outside, or at a greater distance from the center or inside

Usage examples:

An outer covering/layer, a line of trees marks the outer edge of the property.

adjective

Furthest from the centre.

Usage examples:

The outermost layer of the earth

pronoun

The one that is furthest from the centre.

Usage examples:

The orbit of the outermost of these eight planets

adjective

Farthest away, or farthest from the center or from the inside

Usage examples:

We took a ferry ride to the outermost island.

adjective

Of, on, or from the outside.

Usage examples:

Outward pressure

adverb

Outwards.

Usage examples:

Cue balls also have sweet spots that radiate outward from the center.

adjective

Relating to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside

Usage examples:

There were no outward signs that she was injured., outwardly, he seemed confident, but he was full …

adjective

Travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.

Usage examples:

The peripatetic nature of military life

noun

A person who travels from place to place, especially a teacher who works in more than one school or college.

Usage examples:

Peripatetics have been cut under local management of schools

noun

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

Drawing the sword free of the sheath she inspected the blade.

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

adjective

Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

Usage examples:

A temporary job

noun

A person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.

Usage examples:

To gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work

adjective

(of a person) on a visit to a person or place.

Usage examples:

A visiting speaker

verb

Go to see and spend time with (someone) socially.

Usage examples:

I came to visit my grandmother