surface

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: surace, furface

Antonyms: surace, furface

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[external]] [[boundary]] of an [[object]] or [[body]].
2. The [[overside]] or [[upside]] of a [[flat]] [[object]] such as a [[table]], or of a [[liquid]].
3. The [[outside]] [[hull]] of a [[tangible]] [[object]].
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} Outward or [[external]] appearance.
5. {{lb|en|mathematics|geometry}} The [[locus]] of an [[equation]] (especially one with exactly two [[degree of freedom|degrees of freedom]]) in a [[space]] of more than two [[dimension]]s. {{C|en|Surfaces}}
6. {{lb|en|crosswording}} The story or image suggested by a [[cryptic]] clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering [[wordplay]].
7. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} A portion of the display to which graphics can be rendered.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide with a surface; to apply a surface to.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[rise]] to the surface.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bring]] to the surface.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To come out of [[hiding]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|of [[information]], [[fact]]s, content, etc}} To become known or [[apparent]]; to [[appear]] or be [[found]]; to [[come to light]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (information, facts, content, etc) known.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[work]] a [[mine]] near the surface.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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