Inside vs. Inner

Inside vs. Inner — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Inside and Inner

Insidenoun

The interior or inner part.

The inside of the building has been extensively restored.

Inneradjective

Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.

inner door;inner room;inner sanctum;inner surface

Insidenoun

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.

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

Inneradjective

Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

the inner suburbs

Insidenoun

(colloquial) in the plural The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.

Eating that stuff will damage your insides.

Inneradjective

Inside or closer to the inside of the body.

inner ear
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Insidenoun

A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.

Inneradjective

Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.

inner confidence;inner strength;inner life;inner child;inner artist;inner peace;inner light

Insidepreposition

Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.

He placed the letter inside the envelope.

Inneradjective

Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.

inner meaning;inner resources;inner logic

Insidepreposition

Within a period of time.

Inneradjective

Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.

inner circle;inner council
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Insideadverb

Within or towards the interior of something, especially a building.

It started raining, so I went inside.

Innernoun

An inner part.

Insideadverb

Intimately, secretly. feeling or thinking without expressing it

Are you laughing at us inside?

Innernoun

(South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.

Insideadverb

(colloquial) In prison.

He's inside, doing a stretch for burglary.

Innernoun

A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.

Insideadjective

Originating from or arranged by someone inside an organisation.

The reporter had received inside information about the forthcoming takeover.The robbery was planned by the security guard: it was an inside job.They wanted to know the inside story behind the celebrity's fall from grace.

Innernoun

(cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.

Insideadjective

(baseball) A pitch that is toward the batter as it crosses home plate.

The first pitch is ... just a bit inside.

Innernoun

One who supports remaining in the European Union.

Insideadjective

Nearer to the interior of a running track, horse racing course etc.

Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an inside lane.

Innernoun

The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.

Insidenoun

the region that is inside of something

Inneradjective

located inward;

Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battleshe thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to itan internal sense of rightousness

Insidenoun

the inner or enclosed surface of something

Inneradjective

located or occurring within or closer to a center;

an inner room

Insideadjective

relating to or being within or near the inner side or limit;

he reached into his inside jacket pocketinside outan inside pitch is between home plate and the batter

Inneradjective

innermost or essential;

the inner logic of Cubismthe internal contradictions of the theorythe intimate structure of matter

Insideadjective

being or applying to the inside of a building;

an inside wall

Inneradjective

confined to an exclusive group;

privy to inner knowledgeinside informationprivileged information

Insideadjective

located, suited for, or taking place within a building;

indoor activities for a rainy dayan indoor pool

Inneradjective

exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence;

inner regions of the organizationinner circles of government

Insideadjective

confined to an exclusive group;

privy to inner knowledgeinside informationprivileged information

Inneradjective

inside or closer to the inside of the body;

the inner ear

Insideadjective

away from the outer edge;

an inner lanethe inside lane

Insideadjective

within some bounds; especially of an organization;

an inside job

Insideadverb

within a building;

in winter we play inside

Insideadverb

on the inside;

inside, the car is a mess

Insideadverb

with respect to private feelings;

inwardly, she was raging

Insideadverb

in reality;

she is very kind at heart