inside

English

/ˈɪnsaɪd/

noun
Definitions
  • The interior or inner part.
  • The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
  • 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.
  • (colloquial) in the plural The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
  • (dated) A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ynneside prefix from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant).

Origin

English

side

Gloss

long, trailing, ample, vast, distant

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