the inside

noun

: an inner part of something (such as a building or machine)

The inside of the church is quite beautiful.

I've never seen the inside of a computer before.

—often plural

the insides of a computer

Examples of the inside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Remove the bowl with oven mitts and wipe the debris from the inside of the microwave. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026

Front-loading machines need extra TLC, including wiping the inside of the door and the gasket (or the rubber fold around the door). —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026

Walls pale pink like the inside of a shell, a glass roof far above, and at the courtyard’s center an enchanted garden with a mosaic floor and a fountain, delicate flowering vines. —Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

Firefighters pried part of the home open with an axe to douse the inside with water, the video shows. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the inside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified