noun.a place or region beyond an enclosure or boundary: such as

• He looked forward to life on the outside again.
• The outside of the house needs painting.

noun.the world beyond the confines of an institution (such as a prison)

• The candy was hard on the outside but chewy on the inside.
• I may look calm on the outside, but I'm actually nervous.

noun.the world beyond the territory or state of Alaska; especially: the 48 contiguous states

• the crowd numbered 10,000 at the outside

adjective.of, relating to, or being on or toward the outer side or surface

• the outside edge
• an outside pitch

adjective.of, relating to, or being on or toward the outer side of a curve or turn

• turned on the outside light
• outside telephone line

adjective.of, relating to, or being on or near the outside

• not taking any outside calls
• blamed the riot on outside agitators

adverb.on or to the outside

• The car seemed in good condition outside.
• children playing outside

adverb.outdoors

preposition.—used as a function word to indicate movement to or position on the outer side of

• outside the scope of this report
• outside the law

preposition.beyond the limits of

• No one knew outside a few friends.

preposition.except