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Surface

[n] a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
[n] 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"
[n] information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
[n] a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
[n] 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"
[n] 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"
[adj] on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
[v] appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
[v] put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
[v] come to the surface


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Antonyms

overhead, subsurface



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