innˈerness noun

inner bar noun (law)

Queen's or King's counsel as a whole

inner child noun

1. The supposed part of the psyche in which adults retain a conception of themselves as a child (psychology)
2. An adult's ability to react and experience things as a child would (figurative)

inner city noun

The central part of a city, esp with regard to its special social problems, eg poor housing, poverty

innˈer-city adjective

inner dead centre noun

The piston position, when the crank pin is nearest to the centre, at the beginning of the outstroke of a reciprocating engine or pump (also top dead centre)

inner-direcˈted adjective (psychology)

Guided by one's own principles, values, etc rather than by external influences

inner-direcˈtion noun

inner ear noun (anatomy)

The internal structure of the ear, encased in bone and filled with fluid, consisting of the cochlea, the semicircular canals and the vestibule

inner light noun

(often with caps) a divine presence in the soul believed, esp by Quakers, to guide one and unite one with Christ

inner man or inner woman noun

1. The soul
2. The mind
3. The stomach or appetite (facetious)

inner part or inner voice noun (music)

A voice part intermediate between the highest and the lowest

inner planet noun

Any of the planets in the solar system whose orbits lie within the asteroid belt

inner space noun

1. The undersea region regarded as an environment
2. The unconscious human mind

inner tube noun

The rubber tube inside a tyre, which is inflatable

innˈerwear noun

Underwear

inner woman see inner man above.