Definition of: inside

(in′sīd′, -sīd′) noun
1. The side, surface, or part that is within; interior.
2. That which is contained; contents.
3. Inner thoughts or feelings: One cannot know the inside of a man's mind.
4. plural Colloq. Inner organs; entrails.
5. Printing a plural Sheets of paper that do not include any of the outer or soiled sheets of a ream or package, b The side of a sheet containing the second page.
6. An inside passenger or place for a passenger, as in a vehicle.
—adjective
1. Situated or occurring on or in the inside; internal.
2. Suited for or pertaining to the inside.
3. For use indoors: inside paint.
4. Private; confidential; known only within a certain group or organization: inside reports.
—adverb (in′sīd′)
1. In or into the interior; within.
2. Indoors.
—inside out Reversed so that the inside is exposed.
—prep. (in′sīd′) In or into the interior of; within.
—inside of Colloq. Within the time or distance of: a house inside of a mile away.