surface
The external boundary of an object or body.
Noun 4 meanings
The external boundary of an object or body.
The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
The outside hull of a tangible object.
Outward or external appearance.
“On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman.”
Verb 4 meanings
To provide with a surface; to apply a surface to.
“The crew surfaced the road with bitumen.”
To rise to the surface.
“There was great relief when the missing diver finally surfaced.”
To bring to the surface.
To come out of hiding.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French surface. By surface analysis, sur- + face. Doublet of superficies.
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SURFACE at a glance
SURFACE has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + R 1 + F 4 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,536 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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