outer

a down-and-outer

A person who is completely without money, means, support, or prospects; an indigent person. His crippling drug addiction left him a down-and-outer, begging for change on the sidewalk.

down-and-outer

A person who is destitute or otherwise devoid of any resources. Sarah started a nonprofit organization dedicated to help the down-and-outers in her city.

outer core

One part of the inside of the Earth (as opposed to the Earth's "inner core"). All right class, what can you tell me about the Earth's outer core?
See also: core, outer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a down-and-outer
  • down-and-outer
  • like talking to a wall
  • hanger-on
  • I couldn't agree more
  • couldn't agree more
  • a big frog in a small pond
  • big fish in a small pond
  • big frog in a small pond
  • pond
References in periodicals archive
According to CNNC, the country's self-developed third-generation nuclear power technology adopts a double containment design, with the outer containment providing protection for the primary containment.
'The signing of today's Joint Statement on no first placement of weapons in outer space is a reflection of convergence of views between the two sides.'
Nonaggressive military use of satellites in outer space has long been considered "peaceful." But the idea of acceptable military use is being stretched as states engage in more active uses of outer space, which can seem aggressive, or depict outer space as a warfighting domain.
Developing countries would neither carry the burden of non-proliferation, nor would they accept any discriminatory restrictions that hampered their peaceful pursuits in outer space.
It is difficult enough to establish the cosmic location of robots as either on Mars or in outer space, but it is even more difficult to describe the cosmic location of humans.
SDP: Since its establishment in 1959, the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) has been the platform that Member States have used to develop and maintain the normative framework that governs outer space activities.
"This work ended up showing that it actually is a tether holding the outer membrane down," Hughes adds.
Because the temperature increases in the journal and bearing block are approximately [DELTA][T.sub.J] [approximately equal to] [DELTA][T.sub.i] and [DELTA][T.sub.B] [approximately equal to] [DELTA][T.sub.o] ([DELTA][T.sub.J], [DELTA][T.sub.B] are the journal and block temperature increases, respectively), so not only the heat transfer from the journal to the inner film but also the heat transfer from the outer film to the bearing block are neglected for brevity in this article.
“I'm proud of the team we've assembled here at Outer Banks Blue, and Erica fills an important role for us as we continue to grow.
Calanais Standing Stones The 5000-year-old Calanais Standing Stones are one of the most famous and mysterious landmarks in the Outer Hebrides.
Following a full economic and technical analysis, the decision was taken to demolish the lake outer wall and build a new one to the seaward side, providing a much larger area of water.
When shear waves travel down through the mantle and reach the liquid outer core, some of their energy is converted into pressure waves (which can travel through liquid, unlike shear waves).
Condo prices in Manhattan continue to edge up at the top end of the market, but in the outer boroughs it is a different story.
* Dimensional interchangeability with a linear bushing, as the outer tube has the same outer diameter as a linear bushing.
said Tuesday it will use barley descending from plants grown in outer space for making beer and barley tea this year for noncommercial purposes.