interior
Plural: interiors
Noun
- The inside part of something; an inner space.
- the region that is inside of something
- the inner or enclosed surface of something
- the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
- The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
- The inside regions of a country, distanced from the borders or coasts.
- The set of all interior points of a set.
Adjective
- situated within or suitable for inside a building
- "an interior scene"
- "interior decoration"
- "an interior bathroom without windows"
Adjective Satellite
- inside the country
- "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"
- located inward; - Leonard Bernstein; - David Denby; - A.R.Gurney,Jr.
- "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"
- inside and toward a center
- "interior regions of the earth"
- of or coming from the middle of a region or country
Adj
- Within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.
- Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland.
Examples
- He studied the INTERIOR of the board, looking for hidden premium squares for his tiles.
- Sir Richard Burton explored far into the African interior.
- The gardens are just divine, but the interior of the house are even more splendid.
- the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball
- the interior parts of a region or country
Origin / Etymology
From Latin interior (“inner, interior”).
Synonyms
Department of the Interior, DoI, home, inner, inside, Interior Department, internal, midland, national, upcountry
Scrabble Score: 8
interior: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinterior: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interior: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary