DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
inside
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: inside by the DICT Development Group
4 results for inside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inside
adv
  1. within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: inside, indoors]
    Antonym(s): alfresco, out of doors, outdoors, outside
  2. on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess"
    Synonym(s): inside, within
    Antonym(s): outside
  3. with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"
    Synonym(s): inwardly, inside
    Antonym(s): outwardly
  4. in reality; "she is very kind at heart"
    Synonym(s): at heart, at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance
adj
  1. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"
    Antonym(s): outside
  2. being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall"
  3. confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
    Synonym(s): inside, inner, privileged
  4. away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane"
n
  1. the region that is inside of something [syn: inside, interior]
    Antonym(s): exterior, outside
  2. the inner or enclosed surface of something
    Synonym(s): inside, interior
    Antonym(s): exterior, outside
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inside \In"side`\, a.
      1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained;
            interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a
            stagecoach; inside decoration.
  
                     Kissing with inside lip.                     --Shak.
  
      2. Adapted to the interior.
  
      {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the
            diameters of holes, etc.
  
      {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in
            any building necessary for its completion, but other than
            unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and
            windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings,
            paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and
            stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices,
            centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of
            woodwork and plastering.
  
      {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence,
            colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in
            competition.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inside \In"side`\, n.
      1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content.
  
                     Looked he o' the inside of the paper? --Shak.
  
      2. pl. The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which
            is within; private thoughts and feelings.
  
                     Here's none but friends; we may speak Our insides
                     freely.                                             --Massinger.
  
      3. An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as
            distinguished from one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.]
  
                     So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides The
                     Derby dilly, carrying three insides.   --Anti-Jacobin.
  
      {Patent insides} [or] {outside}, a name give to newspaper
            sheets printed on one side with general and miscellaneous
            matter, and furnished wholesale to offices of small
            newspapers, where the blank pages are filled up with
            recent and local news.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inside \In"side`\, prep. or adv.
      Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as,
      inside a house, book, bottle, etc.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners