surface

surface (http://definr.com/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]