The Clue
Kind of space (5 letter answer)
The Answer
OUTER
Tags
Notes
The answer OUTER is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
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Definition
OUTER as an adjective:
1. being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
2. located outside; "outer reality"
3. being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
OUT as an adjective:
1. (out, retired) = not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
2. (extinct, out) = being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
3. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
4. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
5. (forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten) = excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
6. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
7. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
8. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
9. outer or outlying; "the out islands"
10. (knocked out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned) = knocked unconscious by a heavy blow