All surface synonyms
surΒ·face
S s noun surface
- high point β a city in central North Carolina.
- nap β to sleep for a short time; doze.
- woof β filling (def 5).
- cutes β attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- grain β granularity
- lee β Ann, 1736β84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S.
- crust β The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
- level β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- marl β Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- floor β that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- alluvia β a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
- aboveground β occurring, situated, etc. above or on the surface of the earth
- cutis β the vertebrate skin, including both of its layers, the dermis and the epidermis
- epidermis β The outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.
- humus β the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
- lineaments β Plural form of lineament.
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- lamina β a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- gloss β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- alluvium β a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
- facing β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- folio β a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- loin β Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
adj surface
- cosmetic β Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
- alfresco β An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- gooky β Gloppy, gooey.
- apart from β You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
adjective surface
- extramural β Outside the walls or boundaries of a town, college, or institution.
- external β Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.
- outward β proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- outer β situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
verb surface
- coat β A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
- cobblestoned β Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
- bob up β to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
- enamelled β (British) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- bricking β the falsification of evidence in order to bring a criminal charge
- crusted β If something is crusted with a substance, it is covered with a hard or thick layer of that substance.
- cladding β Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- enamelling β (British) present participle of enamel.
- breeze in β a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
- carpeted β Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- flagstone β Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
- carpeting β You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- get to one's feet β To stand up.
- come to light β to be revealed
- macadamize β to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
- break through β If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.