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Type Words
Synonyms coat
Type of cover
Has types rubber, anodise, anodize, blacktop, bonderise, bonderize, brush on, cement, copper, crumb, daub, dredge, egg, encrust, enrobe, finish, foliate, galvanise, galvanize, gelatinize, glaze, grit, incrust, macadamise, macadamize, metal, metalize, metallize, paint, patinate, patinise, patinize, pave, plaster, plate, platinize, porcelainize, refinish, render, resurface, rubberise, rubberize, seal, size, skim, skimcoat, soot, stucco, tar, tarmac, varnish, zinc
Type Words
Synonyms come on, come out, show up, turn up
Type of appear


I hope the list key is going to surface again.
Type Words
Synonyms open
Type of general knowledge, public knowledge


the facts had been brought to the surface.
Type Words
Synonyms come up, rise, rise up
Type of ascend, go up
Has types emerge, resurface, bubble up, intumesce, swell, well
Derivation surfacing
Type Words
Synonyms earth's surface
Type of layer
Has types floor
Derivation surficial


earthquakes originate far below the surface.
three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
Type Words
Synonyms aerofoil, airfoil, control surface
Type of device
Has types flaps, rotor blade, rotary wing, horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser, rudder, spoiler, aileron, stabilizer, elevator, tailplane, flap, wing, vertical tail
Type Words
Type of facet, aspect


it was not what it appeared to be on the surface.
Type Words


surface materials of the moon.
Type Words
Type of bound, boundary, bounds
Has types firmament, side, interior, end, celestial sphere, sphere, hard palate, face, wavefront, substrate, substratum, exterior, wave front, welkin, outside, vault of heaven, palate, photosphere, interface, inside, heavens, empyrean, roof of the mouth


they skimmed over the surface of the water.
a brush small enough to clean every dental surface.
the sun has no distinct surface.
Type Words
Type of artefact, artifact
Has types spandril, face, klein bottle, level, meniscus, miter, mitre, mobius strip, plaster, plasterwork, projection screen, horizontal surface, screen, side, silver screen, skin, spandrel, bed, ground, superficies, gameboard, tread, vertical surface, work surface, board


there is a special cleaner for these surfaces.
the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface.

Examples of surface

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Holding the heat at 90 degrees provides a glossy surface and texture that snaps.
From the stltoday.com
If children scuff the already smudged surface near the free-throw line, so what?
From the denverpost.com
However, these features only skim the surface of what makes a relationship work.
From the sciencedaily.com
Its only sign on the surface had been a fold, or buckling, in the earth's crust.
From the time.com
He starts by planing the lumber to even the surface, then cuts the wood to size.
From the sfgate.com
The young people have a practical surface but betray something plaintive within.
From the post-gazette.com
A sunspot is an area of highly organized magnetic activity on the sun's surface.
From the upi.com
In 1969 its headset carried Neil Armstrong's first words from the lunar surface.
From the businessweek.com
They isolate various protein triggers found only on the surface of cancer cells.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • On the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
  • 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"
  • Coat: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
  • 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"
  • Come on: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
  • 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"
  • Surface was an American R&B and pop music group from 1983 to 1994 best known for its #1 pop and R&B hit "The First Time."
  • In technical applications of 3D computer graphics (CAx) such as computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, surfaces are one way of representing objects. The other ways are wireframe (lines and curves) and solids. ...
  • Surface is an American design, fashion, and lifestyle magazine based in New York City, New York. Created in 1993 by Richard Klein, Surface was based in San Francisco, California, until 2005 when the main offices moved to Brooklyn. ...