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OUTER
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
Etymology 1
Adjective
outer (comparative outermore, superlative outermost) ("outermore" is rare and obsolete)
Outside; external.
Farther from the centre of the inside.
Antonyms
• inner
Noun
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.
Etymology 2
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
• (One who outs others): See informant
Antonyms
• (One who supports leaving the EU): inner
Anagrams
• 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
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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