Definition of interior
1 : lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : inner an interior point of a triangle
2 : belonging to mental or spiritual life a simple interior piety
3 : belonging to the inner constitution or concealed nature of something interior meaning of a poem
4 : lying away or remote from the border or shore
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Examples of interior in a Sentence
a large car with lots of interior room
the novel's characters have plenty of adventures, but their interior lives are never explored
Recent Examples of interior from the Web
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Visitors can tour the homes and meet local builders, interior designers, and suppliers of the variety of home products featured.
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Their interior landscapes, thus, are the only landscapes that may not end in ruin.
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The 6-foot-3, 315-pound Butler projects as an interior lineman.
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Newer restaurants are also getting refreshes that expand the bar area and update some of the interior elements.
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The project helps veterans and families of active duty members with minor home improvements, such as yard clean up, basic landscaping and interior painting, and is open to residents of Lake, LaPorte and Porter counties.
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Images on social media showed an ambulance and what appeared to be civilians standing outside the Sparkman Center, which includes offices, an auditorium, cafeteria and an interior courtyard.
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Anyway, Coastal Living reported that the Obamas settled into the 11,000-square-foot home owned by interior designer Michael S. Smith and James Costos, who served Obama as ambassador to Spain and Andorra.
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Nine interior colors/color combinations are offered, with Nero Premium cloth seats standard, Ivory cloth seats adding $250, and Katzkin leather in three colors available for $1,195.
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Origin and Etymology of interior
Middle French & Latin; Middle French interiore, from Latin, comparative of Old Latin *interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter
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Definition of interior
Examples of interior in a Sentence
a black car with gray leather interior
the interior of the house
They traveled deep into the interior of Australia.
Recent Examples of interior from the Web
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In a meeting at the Pakistani senate in December, a former interior minister insisted that the culprits in Balochistan are Indian agents disguised in Pakistani uniform.
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So one team of astronomers used data from the Gaia space observatory to simulate the interiors of solar-type stars, which are similar in mass and age to our own sun.
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Add a band of muscles around the midsection of each individual that allows it to jet water to the interior of the tube for general propulsion.
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Last year, the space was leased by Grand Restaurant Group, which spent months modernizing the old building’s interior.
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That was a cool touch, and probably the biggest technical achievement Assassin’s Creed has added since the seamless interiors of Unity.
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Exhausted from having craven boneheads chosen to lead departments governing the environment, the Treasury, education, and the interior.
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But the real kick is when people open the heavy doors and get a glimpse of the interiors.
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And lest the colorful interiors deceive you, the hotel has much more history on site than meets the eye.
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First Known Use of interior
1596
INTERIOR Defined for English Language Learners
interior
playDefinition of interior for English Language Learners
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: located on the inside of something
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: suited for use in the inside or on inside surfaces
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: occurring in the mind
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Definition of interior for English Language Learners
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: an inner part, area, or surface
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: the part of a country that is far from the coast
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: the events and activities of a country that involve the country itself rather than foreign countries
INTERIOR Defined for Kids
Definition of interior for Students
1 : the inner part of something the box's interior
2 : the inland part the island's interior
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of interior
: lying, occurring, or functioning within limiting boundaries
interior
Medical Definition of interior
: the internal or inner part or cavity of a thing
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