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surface |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb surface 2 of 3 senses of surface Sense 1 surface, come up rise up rise => emerge => resurface => bubble up intumesce => well swell Sense 2 coat, surface => rubberize, rubberise, rubber => anodize, anodise => gelatinize => skim => stucco => egg => encrust => dredge => soot => refinish => brush on => patinate, patinize => resurface => crumb => copper => finish => bonderize, bonderise => blacktop => foliate => galvanize, galvanise => pave => varnish, seal => glaze => tar => enrobe => plaster, daub => paint => cement => grit => plate => metal => macadamize, tarmac => size Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb surface 2 of 3 senses of surface Sense 1 surface, come up rise up rise => emerge => resurface => bubble up intumesce => well swell Sense 2 coat, surface => rubberize, rubberise, rubber => anodize, anodise => gelatinize => skim => stucco => egg => encrust => dredge => flour => soot => refinish => brush on => patinate, patinize => resurface => crumb => copper => finish => dress => broom => bonderize, bonderise => blacktop => foliate => galvanize, galvanise => pave => cobble => hard surface => causeway => tar, asphalt => varnish, seal => lacquer => shellac => glaze => tar => enrobe => plaster, daub => parget => roughcast => mud => mortar => paint => grain => repaint => airbrush => prime, ground, undercoat => cement => grit => plate => tin => tin => silver => nickel => electroplate => chrome, chromium-plate => goldplate => silverplate => metal => macadamize, tarmac => size Entailment of verb surface Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb surface 3 senses of surface Sense 1 surface, come up rise up rise => ascend, go up Sense 2 coat, surface => cover Sense 3 come on come out turn up surface, show up => appear Familiarity of verb surface surface used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb surface Sense 1 surface, come up rise up rise => ascend, go up -------------- Sense 2 coat, surface => cover -------------- Sense 3 come on come out turn up surface, show up => appear -------------- Grep of noun surface air-to-surface missile control surface earth's surface horizontal surface interfacial surface tension paved surface quadric surface road surface surface surface-active agent surface-to-air missile surface-to-air missile system surface area surface assimilation surface fire surface gauge surface lift surface mail surface noise surface search radar surface ship surface soil surface tension undersurface upper surface vertical surface work surface Overview of noun surface The noun surface has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (103) surface -- (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") 2. (39) 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") 3. (11) surface, Earth's 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") 4. (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. (1) open surface -- (information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface") 6. airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight) Overview of verb surface The verb surface has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) surface, come up rise up rise -- (come to the surface) 2. coat, surface -- (put a coat on cover the surface of furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate") 3. come on come out turn up surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again") Overview of adj surface The adj surface has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) surface -- (on the surface; "surface materials of the moon") 2. (2) skin-deep, superficial, surface -- (involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound") Antonyms of adj surface 2 senses of surface Sense 1 surface (vs. subsurface) (vs. overhead) subsurface (vs. overhead) (vs. surface) => belowground, underground => submarine, undersea => submerged, submersed, underwater => subterranean overhead (vs. surface) (vs. subsurface) => elevated Sense 2 skin-deep, superficial, surface(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA shallow) -> deep Similarity of adj surface 2 senses of surface Sense 1 surface (vs. subsurface) (vs. overhead) => aboveground => grade, ground-level => grade-constructed => surficial => opencast, opencut, strip(postnominal) Sense 2 skin-deep, superficial, surface(postnominal) => shallow (vs. deep) Attributes of adj surface Familiarity of adj surface surface used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj surface air-to-surface subsurface surface surface-active surface-assimilative surface-to-air Overview of noun surface The noun surface has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (103) surface -- (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") 2. (39) 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") 3. (11) surface, Earth's 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") 4. (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. (1) open surface -- (information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface") 6. airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight) Overview of verb surface The verb surface has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) surface, come up rise up rise -- (come to the surface) 2. coat, surface -- (put a coat on cover the surface of furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate") 3. come on come out turn up surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again") Overview of adj surface The adj surface has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) surface -- (on the surface; "surface materials of the moon") 2. (2) skin-deep, superficial, surface -- (involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound")
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