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Inside vs. Inner

Inside and Inner Definitions

Inside

An inner or interior part.

Inner

Located or occurring farther inside
An inner room.
An inner layer of warm clothing.

Inside

Inward character, perceptions, or feelings
Felt good on the inside about volunteering to help.

Inner

Less apparent; deeper
The inner meaning of a poem.

Inside

An inner side or surface.

Inner

Of or relating to the mind or spirit
"Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle" (Leonard Bernstein).
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Inside

The part away from the edge; the middle part.

Inner

More exclusive, influential, or important
The inner circles of government.

Inside

The inner organs; entrails.

Inner

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

Inside

The inner parts or workings
The insides of a TV set.

Inner

Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
The inner suburbs
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Inside

(Slang) Confidential or secret information.

Inner

Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
Inner ear

Inside

Inner; interior.

Inner

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

Inside

Relating to, known to, or coming from an exclusive group
Inside information.
An inside joke.

Inner

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
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Inside

(Baseball) Passing on the side of home plate nearer the batter. Used of a pitch.

Inner

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

Inside

Into or in the interior; within.

Inner

An inner part.

Inside

On the inner side.

Inner

(South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.

Inside

(Slang) In prison.

Inner

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

Inside

Within
We'll be there inside an hour.

Inner

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

Inside

On the inner side or part of
Inside the package.

Inner

(UK politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.

Inside

Into the interior of
Going inside the house.

Inner

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

Inside

The interior or inner part.
The inside of the building has been extensively restored.

Inner

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber.

Inside

The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.

Inner

Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena.
This attracts the soul,Governs the inner man, the nobler part.

Inside

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.

Inner

Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.

Inside

(colloquial) in the plural The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
Eating that stuff will damage your insides.

Inner

Located inward;
Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle
She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it
An internal sense of rightousness

Inside

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

Inner

Located or occurring within or closer to a center;
An inner room

Inside

(slang) The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.

Inner

Innermost or essential;
The inner logic of Cubism
The internal contradictions of the theory
The intimate structure of matter

Inside

Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
The inside surface of the cup is unpainted.

Inner

Confined to an exclusive group;
Privy to inner knowledge
Inside information
Privileged information

Inside

Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an inside lane.
All the window seats were occupied, so she took an inside seat.

Inner

Exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence;
Inner regions of the organization
Inner circles of government

Inside

Originating from, arranged by, or being 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.

Inner

Inside or closer to the inside of the body;
The inner ear

Inside

(of a person) Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.

Inside

Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
The first pitch is ... just a bit inside.

Inside

At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
The inside lane of the motorway

Inside

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.
It started raining, so I went inside.
The secretive residents of the massive city-ship tended to stay inside.

Inside

(colloquial) In or to prison.
He spent ten years inside, doing a stretch for burglary.

Inside

Indoors.
It was snowing, so the children stayed inside.

Inside

Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.
Are you laughing at us inside?

Inside

Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.
He placed the letter inside the envelope.

Inside

Within a period of time.
The job was finished inside two weeks.

Inside

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

Inside

Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration.
Kissing with inside lip.

Inside

Adapted to the interior.

Inside

The part within; interior or internal portion; content.
Looked he o' the inside of the paper?

Inside

The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings.
Here's none but friends; we may speakOur insides freely.

Inside

An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.
So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glidesThe Derby dilly, carrying three insides.

Inside

The region that is inside of something

Inside

The inner or enclosed surface of something

Inside

Relating to or being within or near the inner side or limit;
He reached into his inside jacket pocket
Inside out
An inside pitch is between home plate and the batter

Inside

Being or applying to the inside of a building;
An inside wall

Inside

Located, suited for, or taking place within a building;
Indoor activities for a rainy day
An indoor pool

Inside

Confined to an exclusive group;
Privy to inner knowledge
Inside information
Privileged information

Inside

Away from the outer edge;
An inner lane
The inside lane

Inside

Within some bounds; especially of an organization;
An inside job

Inside

Within a building;
In winter we play inside

Inside

On the inside;
Inside, the car is a mess

Inside

With respect to private feelings;
Inwardly, she was raging

Inside

In reality;
She is very kind at heart

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