surface
     adj 1: on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" [ant: {subsurface},
             {overhead}]
     2: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep";
        "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: {skin-deep},
         {superficial}, {surface(a)}]
     n 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: 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"; "the sun has no distinct 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" [syn: {Earth's
        surface}]
     4: a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of
        something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the
        surface"
     5: information that has become public; "all the reports were
        out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the
        surface" [syn: {open}]
     6: a device that provides reactive force when in motion
        relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a
        plane in flight [syn: {airfoil}, {aerofoil}, {control
        surface}]
     v 1: come to the surface [syn: {come up}, {rise up}, {rise}]
     2: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface;
        "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {coat}]
     3: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
        the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
        again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {show up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0