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| abort |
to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is able to survive outside the mother. [1/6 definitions] |
| abroad |
outside of one's home. [2/4 definitions] |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, esp. by additions from the outside. [1/3 definitions] |
| areaway |
a sunken area in front of basement doors or windows allowing access from outside, or permitting light and air to pass through. [1/2 definitions] |
| around |
so as to make a circular route or pattern outside of (something). [1/13 definitions] |
| astral |
pertaining to spiritual existence, esp. to a human being's existence outside of his or her body. [1/2 definitions] |
| automatic |
acting by itself without outside power or influence. [1/4 definitions] |
| bark2 |
the outside covering of the trunks, branches, and roots of woody plants. [1/3 definitions] |
| barouche |
a four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, two opposing seats for two people each inside, and a driver's seat outside in front. |
| beyond |
outside the limits or reach of. [1/6 definitions] |
| bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that rapidly intensifies in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain over an area. |
| bootstrap |
done or accomplished without outside help or abundant resources. [1/5 definitions] |
| buttress |
a structure that gives support to the outside of a building by absorbing excessive outward thrust. [1/4 definitions] |
| buyout |
the buying of an entire business, as by managers, employees, or outside parties, usu. heavily financed by borrowing. |
| celestial body |
a natural object found outside earth's atmosphere, such as a planet, moon, star, or asteroid. |
| child care |
the practice, service, or business of caring for other people's children, esp. young children whose parents work outside the home. |
| CIA |
abbreviation of "Central Intelligence Agency," a U.S. agency of the federal government that oversees intelligence operations outside of the country. |
| clerestory |
in architecture, an outside wall containing windows which admit light to partially roofed areas in the lower sections of a building, esp. a church. |
| coach |
a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage, enclosed, with an outside seat for the driver. [1/8 definitions] |
| cohabit |
to live together in an intimate relationship, esp. outside of marriage. |
| cold-blooded |
of animals such as fishes and reptiles, having blood whose temperature is dependent upon the temperature outside the organism. (Cf. warm-blooded.) [1/3 definitions] |
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