outer
(adjective) being on or toward the outside of the body; “the outer ear”
outer
(adjective) being on the outside or further from a center; “spent hours adorning the outer man”; “the outer suburbs”
outer
(adjective) located outside; “outer reality”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outer (comparative outermore, superlative outermost) ("outermore" is rare and obsolete)
Outside; external.
Farther from the centre of the inside.
• inner
outer (plural outers)
An outer part.
(military, firearms) The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
(retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
outer (plural outers)
Someone who admits to something publicly.
Someone who outs another.
One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
An ouster; dispossession.
(UK, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.
• (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
• (One who outs others): See informant
• (One who supports leaving the EU): inner
• Toure, outre, outrĂ©, rouet, route, utero-
Source: Wiktionary
Out"er, a. [Compar. of Out.] Etym: [AS. , compar. of , adv., out. See Out, Utter, a.]
Definition: 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. Outer bar, in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.
Out"er, n. (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye. (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Out"er, n. Etym: [From Out, v.]
Definition: One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
