1.  surface(n = noun.artifact) - 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"
is a kind of artefact, artifact
has particulars: bed, board, gameboard, face, ground, horizontal surface, level, klein bottle, meniscus, miter, mitre, mobius strip, plaster, plasterwork, projection screen, screen, silver screen, side, skin, spandrel, spandril, superficies, tread, vertical surface, work surface
Derived form verb surface₂

2.  surface(n = noun.location) - 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"
is a kind of bound, boundary, bounds
has particulars: interface, hard palate, palate, roof of the mouth, face, side, celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin, end, inside, interior, exterior, outside, substrate, substratum, wave front, wavefront, photosphere
Derived form verb surface₁

3.  surface(n = noun.object) 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"
is a kind of layer
is a part of geosphere, lithosphere
has parts: body of water, water, gap, opening
has particulars: floor, floor
Derived forms verb surface₁, adjective surficial₁

4.  surface(n = noun.cognition) - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
is a kind of aspect, facet
Derived form verb surface₁

5.  surface(n = noun.cognition) open - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
is a kind of general knowledge, public knowledge
Derived form verb surface₃

6.  surface(n = noun.artifact) aerofoil, airfoil, control surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight;
is a kind of device
has parts: leading edge, trailing edge
has particulars: aileron, elevator, flap, flaps, horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane, rotary wing, rotor blade, rudder, spoiler, spoiler, stabilizer, vertical tail, wing

1.  surface(v = verb.motion) come up, rise, rise up - come to the surface;
is one way to ascend, go up
Derived forms noun surface₄, noun surface₂, noun surface₃, noun surfacing₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s

2.  surface(v = verb.contact) coat - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
is one way to cover
Derived form noun surface₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

3.  surface(v = verb.change) come on, come out, show up, turn up - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
is one way to appear
Derived form noun surface₅
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP

   surface(a = adj.all) - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
Antonyms: overhead, subsurface

1.  The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body. [1913 Webster]
"The bright surface of this ethereous mold." [1913 Webster]

2.  Hence, outward or external appearance. [1913 Webster]
"Vain and weak understandings, which penetrate no deeper than the surface." [1913 Webster]

3.  A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface. [1913 Webster]

4.  That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion. Stocqueler. [1913 Webster]

1.  To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain. [1913 Webster]

2.  To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold. [1913 Webster]

1.  To rise from the depths of a liquid to the surface; as, the submarine surfaced to recharge its batteries. [PJC]

2.  To become known or public; -- said of information. [PJC]

3.  To show up, as a person who was in hiding; as, he absconded with the payroll and surfaced in Argentina. [PJC]

surface, n. & v.
--n.
1 a the outside of a material body. b the area of this.
2 any of the limits terminating a solid.
3 the upper boundary of a liquid or of the ground etc.
4 the outward aspect of anything; what is apparent on a casual view or consideration (presents a large surface to view; all is quiet on the surface).
5 Geom. a set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness.
6 (attrib.) a of or on the surface (surface area). b superficial (surface politeness).
--v.
1 tr. give the required surface to (a road, paper, etc.).
2 intr. & tr. rise or bring to the surface.
3 intr. become visible or known.
4 intr. colloq. become conscious; wake up.

Idiom:
come to the surface become perceptible after being hidden. surface-active (of a substance, e.g. a detergent) able to affect the wetting properties of a liquid. surface mail mail carried over land and by sea, and not by air. surface noise extraneous noise in playing a gramophone record, caused by imperfections in the grooves. surface tension the tension of the surface-film of a liquid, tending to minimize its surface area.

Derivative:
surfaced adj. (usu. in comb.). surfacer n.

Etymology:
F (as SUR-(1), FACE)

N  exteriority, outside, exterior, surface, superficies, skin, superstratum, disk, disc, face, facet, extrados, excentricity, eccentricity, circumjacence, exterior, external, outer most, outward, outlying, outside, outdoor, round about, extramural, extralimitary, extramundane, superficial, skin-deep, frontal, discoid, extraregarding, excentric, eccentric, outstanding, extrinsic, ecdemic, exomorphic, externally, out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors, extra muros, in the open air, sub Jove, sub dio, a la belle etoile, al fresco.

N  texture, structure (form), organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction, framework, carcass, architecture, stratification, cleavage, substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma, constitution, staple, organism, organography, osteology, myology, splanchnology, neurology, angiography, adeology, angiography, adenography, texture, surface texture, intertexture, contexture, tissue, grain, web, surface, warp and woof, warp and weft, tooth, nap, flatness (smoothness), fineness of grain, coarseness of grain, dry goods, silk, satin, muslin, burlap, histology, structural, organic, anatomic, anatomical, textural, textile, fine grained, coarse grained, fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny, coarse, homespun, rough, gritty, smooth, smooth as silk, smooth as satin.

adjusting surface, advancing surface, change surface, control surface, earth's surface, following surface, hard surface, horizontal surface, interfacial surface tension, naval surface warfare center, paved surface, quadric surface, road surface, scratch the surface, surface area, surface assimilation, surface fire, surface gage, surface gauge, surface lift, surface loading, surface mail, surface mine, surface noise, surface search radar, surface ship, surface soil, surface tension, upper surface, vertical surface, work surface