Definition of surface

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• surface is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• surface is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• surface is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of surface

• put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. coat
• appear or become visible; make a showing (verb)

  Examples

  1. I hope the list key is going to surface again

  Synonyms

  1. come on
  2. come out
  3. show up
  4. turn up
• information that has become public (noun)

  Examples

  1. the facts had been brought to the surface

  Synonyms

  1. open
• come to the surface (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. come up
  2. rise
  3. rise up
• the outermost level of the land or sea (noun)

  Examples

  1. earthquakes originate far below the surface
  2. three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water

  Synonyms

  1. earth's surface
• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. aerofoil
  2. airfoil
  3. control surface
• a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. it was not what it appeared to be on the surface
• on the surface (adjective)

  Examples

  1. surface materials of the moon
• the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object (noun)

  Examples

  1. they skimmed over the surface of the water
  2. a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
  3. the sun has no distinct surface
• the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary (noun)

  Examples

  1. there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
  2. the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface

See definition of surface in Merriam Webster