· 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"

Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact

· 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"

Hypernym(s): boundary, bound, bounds

· 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"

Synonym(s): Earth%27s_surface

Hypernym(s): layer

· a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"

Hypernym(s): aspect, facet

· information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

Synonym(s): open

Hypernym(s): public_knowledge, general_knowledge

· a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

Synonym(s): airfoil, aerofoil, control_surface

Hypernym(s): device

· come to the surface

Synonym(s): come_up, rise_up, rise

Hypernym(s): ascend, go_up

· put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

Synonym(s): coat

Hypernym(s): cover

· appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

Synonym(s): come_on, come_out, turn_up, show_up

Hypernym(s): appear

· on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"

Antonym(s): subsurface, overhead