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outskirts

noun

outlying areas (as of a city or town)

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
O
Ends with
S
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. outlying areas (as of a city or town)

    “they lived on the outskirts of Houston”

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Example Sentences

they lived on the outskirts of Houston
they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd

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