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Outer

Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world.

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External 84% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

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External 84% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

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Out 84% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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Out 84% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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Outermost 84% connected

Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row.

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Outermost 84% connected

Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row.

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Outmost 84% connected

Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.

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Outmost 84% connected

Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.

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Outside 84% connected

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exte…

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Outside 84% connected

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exte…

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Outward 84% connected

Alt. of Outwards

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Outward 84% connected

Alt. of Outwards

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Satellite 84% connected

An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.

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Satellite 84% connected

An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Inner 94% connected

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena.

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Inner 94% connected

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena.

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