Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, located on, or moving toward the outside or exterior; outer.
- adjective Relating to the physical self.
- adjective Purely external; superficial.
- adverb Toward the outside; away from a central point.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ward in a separate wing or building attached to a hospital.
- To or toward the exterior; away from some point in the interior of a space or body to one beyond its limits; forth; outside.
- Away from port: as, a ship bound outward.
- So as to be exterior or visible; out.
- On the exterior; outwardly; externally; hence, visibly; apparently; seemingly; superficially.
- noun A ward of a town or city outside of the original limits of the borough.
- Directed toward the exterior or outside.
- Of or pertaining to the exterior or outside; external; outer; extrinsic; formal: opposed to inward: as, mere outward change.
- Beyond the limits or boundaries; hence, foreign.
- In theology, carnal; fleshly; not spiritual: as, the outward man.
- See the quotation.
- noun External form; external appearance; the exterior.
- noun That which is without; the outer or objective world.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away.
- adverb bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to
homeward bound . - noun rare External form; exterior.
- adjective Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to
inward . - adjective Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.
- adjective obsolete Foreign; not civil or intestine.
- adjective Tending to the exterior or outside.
- adjective (Steam Engine) See under
Stroke .
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- adjective
outer ;located towards theoutside - adjective
visible ,noticeable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb toward the outside
- adjective that is going out or leaving
- adjective relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hold out one arm, say the left, straight in front at shoulder level; holding the ball in the right hand, swing the right arm outward in a full circle; toss the ball upward from under the outstretched arm, and catch with the hand that threw, palm _outward_.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Jessie Hubbell Bancroft
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Toss the ball under the upraised knee as follows: Holding the ball in the right hand, raise the right knee upward, bent at an angle, swing the right arm in circle outward, and toss the ball upward from under the knee; that is, from the inner side of the leg; catch with the hand that threw, palm _outward_.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Jessie Hubbell Bancroft
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Here they keep up an inward and outward wave-like movement, which is quicker and has greater force in the _outward_ direction.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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There is something that hears, sees and feels, a something that takes cognizance of what happens in what we call the outward world.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. Interviews Robert Green Ingersoll 1866
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On the asphalt, yellow stripes radiate outward from a central line, guiding our eye from one shiny machine to the next.
Ballardian » Edward Burtynsky: Oil – A Ballardian Interpretation 2010
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Who gets the wages I don't know; but I do know that this driving of crews to desert in outward ports is a common enough practice on many English sailing ships.
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The only time we may listen to of someone being shot from outward is if a an accident.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Each time he took a specimen, faint concentric waves appeared to ripple outward from the site.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The only time we may listen to of someone being shot from outward is if a an accident.
Mount Dora Florida, Terry Clayton shot and killed. Age 56 Ericka ... admin 2009
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In the 1950s, a nationwide trend towards suburbanization occurred as people moved outward from the metropolitan centers to less developed commuter suburbs.
Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part II « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009
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