surfacenoun
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/surface noun (TOP)
B2 [ C ] the outer or top part or layer of something:
[ C ] the top layer of a field or track on which sports are played:
[ C ] the flat top part of a table, cupboard, etc.:
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- She watched the sunlight dancing on the water's surface.
- Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.
- There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface.
- The surface had been filed smooth.
- Roll out the pastry on a flat surface.
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Surfaces of objects
- -backed
- back
- base
- bed
- crust
- face
- facet
- flange
- front
- nap
- overlay
- plate
- rear
- reverse
- side
- substrate
- superficialis
- surface area
- underneath
- underside
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surface noun (APPEARANCE)
B2 [ S ] The surface of a situation or person is what they appear to be, or the features they have that are not hidden or difficult to see:
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Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come
- come across
- come over
- face
- ostensible
- outward
- paper
- persona
- prima facie
- putative
- so-called
- sound
- superficial
- supposed
- supposedly
- verisimilitude
- you can't judge a book by its cover idiom
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Idiom(s)
surfaceverb
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/surface verb (TOP)
[ I ] to rise to the surface of water:
[ T ] to cover a road or other area with a hard surface
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Movement on or through water
- dabble
- dip
- float
- hydroplane
- paddle
- raft
- row 1
- sail
- swim
- tack
- wade
- wallow
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surface verb (KNOWN)
[ I ] If a feeling or information surfaces, it becomes known:
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- emerge
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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surface verb (OUT OF BED)
[ I ] informal to get out of bed:
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Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- four
- pew
- plump (sb/sth) down
- rampant
- seated
- seating
- sit sth out
- stand
- stand aside
- stand round
- strike
- take a pew! idiom
- take the weight off your feet/legs idiom
- weight
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surfaceadjective
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/surface adjective (TOP)
working or operating on the top of the land or sea, rather than under the land or sea, or by air
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General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back onto sth
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left-hand
- nearside
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- overleaf
- position
- round
- side-on
- spot
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surface adjective (APPEARANCE)
[ before noun ] appearing in a particular way but not always showing the truth:
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Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come
- come across
- come over
- face
- ostensible
- outward
- paper
- persona
- prima facie
- putative
- so-called
- sound
- superficial
- supposed
- supposedly
- verisimilitude
- you can't judge a book by its cover idiom
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