All surface antonyms
surΒ·face
S s noun surface
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- intendment β Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
- nave β the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- linchpin β a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- intermediacy β the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
- omphalos β the navel; umbilicus.
- basis β If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- focus β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- midpoint β a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- bullseye β the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
- gist β the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
- hub β the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- kernel β the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- main idea β the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about: Find the main idea in each paragraph.
- nubbin β a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- core β The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- centra β a plural of centrum.
- cynosure β a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- keynote β Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- centrality β the state or condition of being central
- mainspring β the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- hotbed β a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- centriole β either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
- centrum β the main part or body of a vertebra
- equidistance β (uncountable) Equal distance.
- heart β Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- marrow β a partner; fellow worker.
- berm β a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
adj surface
- ingrained β ingrained; firmly fixed.
- in-built β built-in (def 2).
- in depth β extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- inbuilt β built-in (def 2).
- indepth β extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- all out β not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- intensive β of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning.