| NOUN | artifact | surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
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| location | surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object | |
| object | surface, Earth's surface | the outermost level of the land or sea | |
| cognition | surface | a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something | |
| cognition | surface, open | information that has become public | |
| artifact | surface, airfoil, aerofoil, control surface | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | surface | on the surface |
| VERB | motion | surface, come up, rise up, rise | come to the surface |
| contact | surface, coat | put a coat on | |
| change | surface, come on, come out, turn up, show up | appear or become visible |
| Sounds | ser'fahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | On the surface. | |
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| Example | "surface materials of the moon" | |
| Narrower | aboveground | On or above the surface of the ground |
| grade-constructed | Constructed at ground level | |
| opencast, opencut | (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface | |
| Opposite | overhead | Located or originating from above |
| subsurface | Beneath the surface | |
| Meaning | The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object. | |
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| Narrower | celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin | 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 | |
| hard palate | The bony part of the roof of the mouth | |
| inside, interior | The inner or enclosed surface of something | |
| interface | (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids / liquids or chemical phases) | |
| outside, exterior | The outer side or surface of something | |
| palate, roof of the mouth | The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities | |
| photosphere | The intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) | |
| side, face | A surface forming part of the outside of an object | |
| substrate, substratum | A surface on which an organism grows or is attached | |
| wave front, wavefront | (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating / propagating through a medium | |
| Broader | boundary, bound, bounds | The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
| Spanish | superficie | |
| Catalan | superfície | |
| Adjectives | superficial | of, affecting, or being on or near the surface |
| Verbs | surface | come to the surface |
| Meaning | The outermost level of the land or sea. | |
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| Synonym | Earth's surface | |
| Part of | lithosphere, geosphere | The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle |
| Parts | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
| opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things | |
| Narrower | floor | The bottom surface of any lake or other body of water |
| floor | The lower inside surface of any hollow structure | |
| Broader | layer | A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
| Spanish | superficie, superficie terrestre | |
| Catalan | superfície, superfície terrestre | |
| Adjectives | surficial | pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface |
| Verbs | surface | come to the surface |
| Meaning | A superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something. | |
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| Example | "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" | |
| Broader | aspect, facet | A distinct / distinct feature or element in a problem |
| Verbs | surface | come to the surface |
| Meaning | Information that has become public. | |
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| Example | "the facts had been brought to the surface" | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Broader | public knowledge, general knowledge | knowledge that is available to anyone |
| Verbs | surface | appear or become visible |
| Meaning | Come to the surface. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | come up, rise up, rise | |
| Narrower | bubble up, intumesce | Move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating |
| emerge | Come up to the surface of or rise | |
| resurface | reappear on the surface | |
| well, swell | come up, as of a liquid | |
| Broader | ascend, go up | Travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
| Catalan | salir | |
| Nouns | surface | a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something |
| surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object | |
| surface | the outermost level of the land or sea | |
| surfacing | emerging to the surface / surface and becoming apparent | |
| Meaning | Appear or become visible; make a showing. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I hope the list key is going to surface again" | |
| Synonyms | come on, come out, turn up, show up | |
| Broader | appear | Come into sight or view |
| Spanish | aparecer, salir, surgir | |
| Catalan | sorgir, sortir | |
| Nouns | surface | information that has become public |
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