Outer Definition

outər
adjective
outermore, outermost
Located farther without; exterior; external.
Webster's New World
Relatively far out or far removed.
The outer regions.
Webster's New World
Farther than another from the center or middle.
American Heritage
Relating to the body or its appearance rather than the mind or spirit.
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noun
An outer part.
Wiktionary

The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bullseye.

Wiktionary
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Wiktionary

(wholesale trade) The smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.

We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
Wiktionary
Someone who admits to something publicly.
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Other Word Forms of Outer

Noun

Singular:
outer
Plural:
outers

Adjective

Base Form:
outer
Comparative:
outermore
Superlative:
outermost

Origin of Outer

  • Comparative of out by analogy with inner.

    From Wiktionary

  • out (verb) + -er (“agent suffix")

    From Wiktionary

Outer Sentence Examples

  • The lower jaw has no pocket on the outer side.

  • Where internal phloem is present this is separated from the internal endodermis by an endocycle or internal pericycle, as it is sometimes called, and from the xylem by an internal mesocyclethese two layers, together with the outer mesocycle and pericycle, constituting the conjunctive tissue of the now hollow cylindrical stele.

  • Outermost layer of root-cap. c. Wall marking the inner limit of the outer cortex.

  • The gaps in the outer tubular stele, however, are formed by the departure of aerial branch-traces, instead of leaf-traces as in the ferns.

  • Segments are then cut if from the outer sides of these initial cells.

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Words Starting With

OOUOUT

Words Ending With

RERTER

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