inner vs outer

inner

adj
  • Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something. 

  • Close to the centre, located near or closer to center. 

  • Inside or closer to the inside of the body. 

  • Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence. 

  • Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup. 

  • Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood. 

noun
  • A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves. 

  • One who supports remaining in the European Union. 

  • An inner part. 

  • A forward who plays in or near the center of the field. 

  • The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie. 

  • A duvet, excluding the cover. 

outer

adj
  • Outside; external. 

  • Farther from the centre of the inside. 

noun
  • Someone who outs another. 

  • The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie. 

  • The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box. 

  • An outer part. 

  • A shot which strikes the outer of a target. 

  • One who puts out, ousts, or expels. 

  • An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground. 

  • Someone who admits to something publicly. 

  • One who supports leaving the European Union. 

  • An ouster; dispossession. 

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