From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
surface
adj 1: on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" [ant:
overhead, subsurface]
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: surface,
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, surface]
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, surface]
v 1: come to the surface [syn: surface, 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, surface]
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, surface, show up]