surface

/sɜrfɪs/ verbnounadjective
7 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
VERB
1

Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.

2

Appear or become visible; make a showing.

“I hope the list key is going to surface again”

3

Come to the surface.

NOUN
1

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

Information that has become public.

“the facts had been brought to the surface”

3

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

A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.

5

A superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something.

“it was not what it appeared to be on the surface”

6

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”

ADJECTIVE
1

On the surface.

“surface materials of the moon”

WORD FORMS
Related formsurfacing
Related formsurficial
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
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Pig Latinurfacesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablessur · face
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