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

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Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically. Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 After cleaning the floor, use a fine artist's brush to carefully paint the inside of scratches with the wood stain. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025 And so, with these four short works, the divide between the fantastical and the real, the inside and the outside collapses, laying bare this colossal network connecting us all. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 But Tate has the inside track at winning the title entering the weekend. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the inside

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“The inside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inside. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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