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Noun | 1. | ![]() bed - the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" face - the striking or working surface of an implement ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting horizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" Klein bottle - a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end meniscus - (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube miter, mitre - the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint" Mobius strip - a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end plasterwork, plaster - a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" projection screen, screen, silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" spandrel, spandril - an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them superficies - outer surface of an area or a body tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire vertical surface - a surface that is vertical work surface - a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games |
2. | surface - 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" interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphere - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" substratum, substrate - a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" wavefront, wave front - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium photosphere - the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) | |
3. | surface - 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" layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water floor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | |
4. | surface - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" | |
5. | surface - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" general knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone | |
6. | ![]() aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motion device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged leading edge - forward edge of an airfoil rotary wing, rotor blade - the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air rudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane | |
Verb | 1. | surface - come to the surface ascend, go up - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" emerge - come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge" resurface - reappear on the surface |
2. | surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" gelatinize - coat with gelatin skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer stucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel" dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" soot - coat with soot refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture" brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast" resurface - cover with a new surface crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" copper - coat with a layer of copper finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway" foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate" render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall" paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" cement - cover or coat with cement grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" metal - cover with metal size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) platinize - coat with metallic platinum porcelainize - coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface zinc - coat or cover with zinc | |
3. | ![]() appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" | |
Adj. | 1. | surface - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" overhead - located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing" subsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon" |