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surface

/ surface /
adjective/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
on the surface
"surface materials of the moon"
Similar:
aboveground grade-constructed opencast opencut
Opposites:
subsurface overhead
verb Sense 2
come to the surface
Type of:
ascend go up
Kinds of:
emerge resurface bubble up intumesce well
Derived:
lift rise Earth's surface surfacing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 3
the outermost level of the land or sea
"earthquakes originate far below the surface"
"three quarters of the Earth''s surface is covered by water"
Type of:
layer
Kinds of:
floor
Has parts:
lithosphere geosphere
Derived:
come up rise up rise
noun Sense 4
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
"they skimmed over the surface of the water"
"a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"
"the sun has no distinct surface"
Type of:
boundary bound bounds
Kinds of:
interface hard palate palate roof of the mouth side
Derived:
come up rise up rise
noun Sense 5
a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
"it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
Type of:
aspect facet
Derived:
come up rise up rise
noun Sense 6
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
"there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"
"the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
bed board gameboard face ground
Derived:
coat
noun Sense 7
information that has become public
"all the reports were out in the open"
"the facts had been brought to the surface"
Type of:
public knowledge general knowledge
Derived:
come on come out turn up show up afford
verb Sense 8
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
Type of:
cover
Kinds of:
rubberize rubberise rubber anodize anodise
Derived:
coating coat finish finishing application
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
appear or become visible; make a showing
"She turned up at the funeral"
"I hope the list key is going to surface again"
Type of:
appear
Derived:
open
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 10
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
aileron elevator flap flaps horizontal stabilizer
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
74
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

aboveground grade-constructed opencast opencut subsurface overhead ascend go up emerge resurface bubble up intumesce