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- [surf]
- /sɜrf/
- /sɜːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [surf]
- /sɜrf/
Definitions of surf word
- noun surf the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals. 1
- noun surf the mass or line of foamy water caused by the breaking of the sea upon a shore, especially a shallow or sloping shore. 1
- verb without object surf to ride a surfboard. 1
- verb without object surf to float on the crest of a wave toward shore. 1
- verb without object surf to swim, play, or bathe in the surf. 1
- verb without object surf to search haphazardly, as for information on a computer network or an interesting program on television. 1
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Origin of surf
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; earlier suff; of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Surf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surf popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
surf usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surf
noun surf
- breaker — Breakers are big sea waves, especially at the point when they just reach the shore.
- davy jones's locker — the bottom of the sea; grave of those drowned at sea or buried there
- foam — a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- wave — a member of the Waves.
verb surf
- zap — to kill or shoot.
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