Exterior
noun
The outside part of something.
I painted the exterior of the house.

Often appears as...
- exterior design
- exterior wall
adjective
Placed on or related to the outside of something.
The exterior walls are made of brick.

Often appears as...
- exterior surface
- exterior lighting
noun
Outward appearance or form.
Despite his rough exterior, he was very kind.

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Literary
noun
The outside part of something.
I painted the exterior of the house.

Often appears as...
- exterior design
- exterior wall
adjective
Placed on or related to the outside of something.
The exterior walls are made of brick.

Often appears as...
- exterior surface
- exterior lighting
noun
Outward appearance or form.
Despite his rough exterior, he was very kind.

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Literary
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Physical Structures
Refers to the visible, outer parts of buildings or objects.

The strong winds damaged the exterior of the sculpture.
Property Description
Used in real estate to describe building exteriors and landscapes.

The exterior features a beautifully landscaped garden.
Physical Structures
Refers to the visible, outer parts of buildings or objects.

The strong winds damaged the exterior of the sculpture.
Property Description
Used in real estate to describe building exteriors and landscapes.

The exterior features a beautifully landscaped garden.
Physical Structures
Refers to the visible, outer parts of buildings or objects.

The strong winds damaged the exterior of the sculpture.
Property Description
Used in real estate to describe building exteriors and landscapes.

The exterior features a beautifully landscaped garden.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
although I did notice that its calm exterior sometimes slipped and that it occasionally mirrored my own unexpressed emotion. So, for example, if I was angry and had to hide it, which I often did, being very adept at concealing how I really felt, then the voice would sound frustrated. Otherwise, it was neither sinister nor disturbing,
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Michael Green: Why we...
and the reason we picked this site to just show you what these buildings may look like, because the exterior can change. It's really just the structure that we're talking about. The reason we picked it is because this is a technical university, and I believe that wood is the most technologically advanced material I can build with.
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Orangutan understands 72...
and you'll notice that it starts with a rectangle on the outside or the exterior, and all food symbols start with a rectangle. You notice there's a diagonal line going from corner to corner and a dot right in the center. That is the only symbol that will ever look that way.
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Why a sausage can do...
most became capacitive. Individual models vary, but smartphone touchscreens today typically consist of a protective, insulating glass exterior and an LCD screen at the bottom that produces the images you see. Between the glass exterior and the LCD screen are several sheets.
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What you can do with an...
early fish evolved a jointed oral jaw from one of the bony arches that supported their frontal gills. This exterior, oral jaw was perfect for capturing or chewing prey, but these early fish had a problem. They had no limbs to manipulate food while eating,
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How the world’s tallest...
Tubular frames proved superior at absorbing and transferring the force of wind to a building's foundation. And since the exterior walls could bear the bulk of the load, internal supporting columns could be removed to maximize space.
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HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
practice and work steps involved prior to entering the confined space the team takes shifts working inside and outside the tanker even agents working the exterior operating the vacuum must be protected you just told me going to
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The hidden worlds within...
When you think of natural history museums, you probably picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs meteroites, and gemstones. But behind that educational exterior,
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Heart 101 PIPE National...
It's this circulation of blood that is vital to sustaining life. The heart is an organ made up of several tough layers of muscle. The pericardium is the thin layer that covers the exterior
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Jimmy Carter: Why I...
who has a razor blade and, in a non-sterilized way, they remove the exterior parts of a woman's genitalia. And sometimes, in more extreme cases but not very rare cases,
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The voices in my head PIPE...
although I did notice that its calm exterior sometimes slipped and that it occasionally mirrored my own unexpressed emotion. So, for example, if I was angry and had to hide it, which I often did, being very adept at concealing how I really felt, then the voice would sound frustrated. Otherwise, it was neither sinister nor disturbing,
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Michael Green: Why we...
and the reason we picked this site to just show you what these buildings may look like, because the exterior can change. It's really just the structure that we're talking about. The reason we picked it is because this is a technical university, and I believe that wood is the most technologically advanced material I can build with.
Video examples
Orangutan understands 72...
and you'll notice that it starts with a rectangle on the outside or the exterior, and all food symbols start with a rectangle. You notice there's a diagonal line going from corner to corner and a dot right in the center. That is the only symbol that will ever look that way.
Video examples
Why a sausage can do...
most became capacitive. Individual models vary, but smartphone touchscreens today typically consist of a protective, insulating glass exterior and an LCD screen at the bottom that produces the images you see. Between the glass exterior and the LCD screen are several sheets.
Video examples
What you can do with an...
early fish evolved a jointed oral jaw from one of the bony arches that supported their frontal gills. This exterior, oral jaw was perfect for capturing or chewing prey, but these early fish had a problem. They had no limbs to manipulate food while eating,
Video examples
How the world’s tallest...
Tubular frames proved superior at absorbing and transferring the force of wind to a building's foundation. And since the exterior walls could bear the bulk of the load, internal supporting columns could be removed to maximize space.
Video examples
HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
practice and work steps involved prior to entering the confined space the team takes shifts working inside and outside the tanker even agents working the exterior operating the vacuum must be protected you just told me going to
Video examples
The hidden worlds within...
When you think of natural history museums, you probably picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs meteroites, and gemstones. But behind that educational exterior,
Video examples
Heart 101 PIPE National...
It's this circulation of blood that is vital to sustaining life. The heart is an organ made up of several tough layers of muscle. The pericardium is the thin layer that covers the exterior
Video examples
Jimmy Carter: Why I...
who has a razor blade and, in a non-sterilized way, they remove the exterior parts of a woman's genitalia. And sometimes, in more extreme cases but not very rare cases,
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Quote examples
Jason Mraz
American Musician
I don't follow any of what the pop world is doing. Sometimes I feel like that's a weakness, actually, that I'm too in my own bubble. But I'm really just interested in the inner journey. And pop is all about the exterior world, the material.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
In addition to the wishes of the client, the position, orientation, and size of the plot also play an important role in determining the final plan of the house. The 'where' and 'how' of the exterior then follows naturally from all of that.

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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
It's only recently that we've discovered that the artist's inner self is somehow more important than the public world. I'm happier to create exterior pieces for the world rather than to express something I deeply feel or wish to say.

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Franz Marc
German Artist
Like everything genuine, its inner life guarantees its truth. All works of art created by truthful minds without regard for the work's conventional exterior remain genuine for all times.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may say that the whole world is made up of appearances.

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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character.

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Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
I moved around so much when I was younger that I sort of had to have this type of exterior; you know, I was afraid of getting hurt.

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Emmanuelle Beart
French Actress
There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior.

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Gene Robinson
American Clergyman
I think there's a terrible price to be paid when your exterior life is not an honest reflection of your interior life.

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Tilda Swinton
English Actress
I don't have a career, I have a life. I don't have an exterior judgment on what would be good or bad for me.

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Jason Mraz
American Musician
I don't follow any of what the pop world is doing. Sometimes I feel like that's a weakness, actually, that I'm too in my own bubble. But I'm really just interested in the inner journey. And pop is all about the exterior world, the material.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
In addition to the wishes of the client, the position, orientation, and size of the plot also play an important role in determining the final plan of the house. The 'where' and 'how' of the exterior then follows naturally from all of that.

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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
It's only recently that we've discovered that the artist's inner self is somehow more important than the public world. I'm happier to create exterior pieces for the world rather than to express something I deeply feel or wish to say.

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Franz Marc
German Artist
Like everything genuine, its inner life guarantees its truth. All works of art created by truthful minds without regard for the work's conventional exterior remain genuine for all times.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may say that the whole world is made up of appearances.

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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character.

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Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
I moved around so much when I was younger that I sort of had to have this type of exterior; you know, I was afraid of getting hurt.

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Emmanuelle Beart
French Actress
There are a lot of films where I play characters that are about the windows to the interior person rather than the exterior.

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Gene Robinson
American Clergyman
I think there's a terrible price to be paid when your exterior life is not an honest reflection of your interior life.

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Tilda Swinton
English Actress
I don't have a career, I have a life. I don't have an exterior judgment on what would be good or bad for me.

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