1. Internal to, not outside; located in the bounds of
   "inside the house";
   - within, in

1. On the inside; internally
   "inside, the car is a mess";
   - within
    
2. Within a building
   "in winter we play inside";
   - indoors
    
3. In reality; fundamentally
   "she is very kind inside";
   - at heart, at bottom, deep down, in spite of appearance
    
4. With respect to private feelings
   "inside, she was raging";
   - inwardly
    
5. [Brit, informal] In prison
   "The convicted criminal spent five years inside";
   - behind bars [informal]

1. Relating to or being on the side closer to the centre or within a defined space
   "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"
    
2. Away from the outer edge
   "the inside lane"
    
3. Being or applying to the inside of a building
   "an inside wall"
    
4. Confined to an exclusive group
   "inside information";
   - inner, privileged

1. The region that is inside of something
   "The inside of the house needed renovation";
   - interior
    
2. The inner or enclosed surface of something
   "The inside of the cave was damp and cool";
   - interior

Derived forms: insides

See also: exclusive, inner, interior, internal, wrong

Type of: part, region, surface

Antonym: exterior, out of doors, outside, outwardly

Encyclopedia: Inside, Outside