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1. 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. 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. 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. surface -- (a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface").
5. 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).

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").

1. surface (vs. subsurface) (vs. overhead) -- (on the surface; "surface materials of the moon").
2. skin-deep, superficial, surface(prenominal) -- (involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound").

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