Meaning

The interior or inner part..

Definitions by Sense

1. The interior or inner part.
2. The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
3. The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
4. (colloquial, in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
5. (dated, UK, colloquial) A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.
6. (slang) The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.
7. Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
8. Nearer to the interior or centre of something.

Example Sentences

The inside of the building has been extensively restored.

Looked he o' the inside of the paper?

On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.

The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.

Eating that stuff will damage your insides.

So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides.

So, what between Mr. Dowler's stories, and Mrs. Dowler's charms, and Mr. Pickwick's good humour, and Mr. Winkle's good listening, the insides contrived to be very companionable all the way.

Anyone got the inside on the new ratings? The book is out.

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• insides

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Use inside when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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