Synonyms: Interior, Interior Department, DoI, Department of the Interior
Definition: the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
Similar words: executive department
Definition: a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
Definition: the inner or enclosed surface of something
Similar words: surface
Definition: the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Usage: they skimmed over the surface of the water; a brush small enough to clean every dental surface; the sun has no distinct surface
Definition: the region that is inside of something
Definition: the extended spatial location of something
Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
Synonyms: interior, midland, upcountry
Definition: of or coming from the middle of a region or country
Usage: upcountry districts
Similar words: inland
Definition: situated away from an area's coast or border
Synonyms: interior
Definition: inside and toward a center
Usage: interior regions of the earth
Similar words: internal
Definition: happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
Usage: internal organs; internal mechanism of a toy; internal party maneuvering
Synonyms: inner, interior, internal
Definition: located inward
Usage: Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle- Leonard Bernstein; she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it- David Denby; an internal sense of rightousness- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
Similar words: inward
Definition: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
Usage: a concern with inward reflections
Synonyms: interior
Definition: situated within or suitable for inside a building
Usage: an interior scene; interior decoration; an interior bathroom without windows
Similar words: indoor
Definition: within doors
Usage: an indoor setting
Similar words: inside
Definition: being or applying to the inside of a building
Usage: an inside wall
Synonyms: interior, internal, home, national
Definition: inside the country
Usage: the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior; the nation's internal politics
Similar words: domestic
Definition: of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Usage: domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction