inside
/ˈɪnsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.19 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
noun
The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
noun
A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.
British usage; Colloquial; Dated
adj
Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
Example Sentences
- "The inside of the building has been extensively restored."
- "Looked he o' the inside of the paper?"
- "On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside."
- "The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead."
- "Eating that stuff will damage your insides."
- "So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides."
Etymology
From Middle English ynneside; equivalent to in- + side. Compare German Innenseite (“inside”), Danish inderside (“inside”), Swedish insida (“inside”), Dutch binnenzijde (“inside”), German Low German Binnensied, Binnersied (“inside”), Saterland Frisian Binnersiede (“inside”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Colloquial
- British usage
- Dated
- Slang