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[ ou-ter ] / ˈaʊ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outer ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesituated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall. situated farther out or farther from the center: the outer reaches of space. of or relating to the external world. Origin of outerMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out, -er4 OTHER WORDS FROM outerout·er·ness, nounWords nearby outeroutdoorsy, outdraw, outdrive, outdweller, outen, outer, outer automorphism, outer bar, outer barrister, outercoat, outercourse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outerThe twins themselves, played beautifully by Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, are our inner voice and outer voice, says Condon. Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Indeed there is a pre-Hispanic ceremonial site located a scant 400 meters from the outer edge of the Otomí Lake & Villas property. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST An agent on the outer perimeter radios in that the motorcade is in sight. Behind the Scenes With a ‘Site Agent’: The Secret Service’s Hardest Job|Marc Ambinder|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Finding good wifi in the Outer Hebrides is about as common as finding someone between the ages of 18 and 30. Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The play, which won several Tony Awards when it first premiered in 1979, deals with human dignity and inner and outer beauty. Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Here, on the outer edge of the road, was a gully which the wind of the day previous had partly filled with snow. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island|Edward Stratemeyer It will also be noticed that the outer arches of the triforium are not concentric with the sub-arches. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich|C. H. B. Quennell Pete said helplessly to old man Greiffenhagen: "Take me outer this!" Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell He got no further, for there was a sharp knock at the street door of the outer office, and M. Fille hastened to the other room. The Money Master, Complete|Gilbert Parker "These doors are magnificent," said Durnford, looking at the two outer doors which had been flung back. Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
British Dictionary definitions for outer
adjective (prenominal)being or located on the outside; external further from the middle or central part nounarchery - the white outermost ring on a target
- a shot that hits this ring
Australian the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground on the outer Australian and NZ informal excluded or neglected Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outerexterior, outlying, alien, beyond, extraneous, extrinsic, outermost, outside, outward, over, peripheral, remote, superficial, surface, without, outmost, exoteric |