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preposition
1.
on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
2.
prior to the elapse of; within: He promised to arrive inside an hour.
adverb
3.
in or into the inner part: Please go inside.
4.
indoors: They play inside on rainy days.
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Slang. in prison.
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Insides
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noun
7.
the inner or internal part; interior: the inside of the house.
8.
the inner side or surface: the inside of the hand; He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.
9.
Usually, insides. Informal. the inner parts of the body, especially the stomach and intestines: The coffee scalded my insides.
10.
a select or inner circle of power, prestige, etc.: a man on the inside.
11.
EXPANDthe shortest of several parallel, curving tracks or lanes; the part of an oval track closest to the inner rail: The horse came up fast on the inside.
adjective
Idioms15.
situated or being on or in the inside; interior; internal: an inside seat.
16.
acting, employed, done, or originating within a building or place: He used to work on the dock but now he has an inside job.
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derived from the inner circle of those concerned in and having private knowledge of a situation: inside information.
18.
Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing between home plate and the batter: The pitch was low and inside.
19.
inside of, Informal. within the space or period of: Our car broke down again inside of a mile.
20.
inside out,
a.
with the inner side reversed to face the outside.
b.
thoroughly; completely: She knew the work inside out.
Synonyms
7. Inside, interior both refer to the inner part or space within something. Inside is a common word, and is used with reference to things of any size, small or large: the inside of a pocket. Interior, somewhat more formal, denotes the inner part or the space or regions within; it usually suggests considerable size or extent, and sometimes a richness of decoration: the interior of a country, of the earth, of a cathedral.
7. Inside, interior both refer to the inner part or space within something. Inside is a common word, and is used with reference to things of any size, small or large: the inside of a pocket. Interior, somewhat more formal, denotes the inner part or the space or regions within; it usually suggests considerable size or extent, and sometimes a richness of decoration: the interior of a country, of the earth, of a cathedral.
Antonyms
7. outside, exterior.
7. outside, exterior.
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Word Origin & History
inside
1392, ynneside "interior of the body," compound of inne (adv.) + side. The adj. is 1611, from the noun. Insider in the modern sense of "one in possession of special information by virtue of being within some organization" is first recorded 1848, originally in ref. to the stock markets. Inside job "robbery,
EXPANDespionage, etc., committed by or with the help of a resident or servant of a place" is attested from 1908. Inside track "advantage" is metaphoric because those lanes are shorter on a curved track. Inside-out is attested from c.1600; inside of, in ref. to time, is from 1839.
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