surface
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
Types & categories
- artifact hypernym
- bed hyponym
- gameboard hyponym
- face hyponym
- ground hyponym
- horizontal surface hyponym
- Klein bottle hyponym
- meniscus hyponym
- miter hyponym
- Mobius strip hyponym
- plasterwork hyponym
- screen hyponym
- side hyponym
- skin hyponym
- spandrel hyponym
- superficies hyponym
- tread hyponym
- vertical surface hyponym
- work surface hyponym
Related & opposite
- coat derivation
Sense 2 verb
come to the surface
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- surfacing derivation
- surface derivation
- lift derivation
- surface derivation
- Earth's surface derivation
Sense 3 adjective
on the surface
surface materials of the moon
Related & opposite
- subsurface antonym
- overhead antonym
- aboveground similar to
- grade-constructed similar to
- opencast similar to
Sense 4 noun
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
they skimmed over the surface of the water
Types & categories
- boundary hypernym
- interface hyponym
- hard palate hyponym
- palate hyponym
- side hyponym
- celestial sphere hyponym
- end hyponym
- inside hyponym
- outside hyponym
- substratum hyponym
- wavefront hyponym
- photosphere hyponym
Related & opposite
- surface derivation
Sense 5 verb
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
coat the cake with chocolate
Types & categories
- cover hypernym
- rubber hyponym
- anodize hyponym
- gelatinize hyponym
- skim hyponym
- stucco hyponym
- egg hyponym
- encrust hyponym
- dredge hyponym
- soot hyponym
- refinish hyponym
- brush on hyponym
- patinate hyponym
- resurface hyponym
- crumb hyponym
- copper hyponym
- finish hyponym
- bonderize hyponym
- blacktop hyponym
- foliate hyponym
- galvanize hyponym
- pave hyponym
- varnish hyponym
- glaze hyponym
- tar hyponym
- enrobe hyponym
- daub hyponym
- render hyponym
- skimcoat hyponym
- paint hyponym
- cement hyponym
- grit hyponym
- plate hyponym
- metal hyponym
- tarmac hyponym
- size hyponym
- metalize hyponym
- platinize hyponym
- porcelainize hyponym
- zinc hyponym
Related & opposite
- application derivation
- coating derivation
- surface derivation
- finish derivation
Sense 6 noun
the outermost level of the land or sea
earthquakes originate far below the surface
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- lithosphere part holonym
- body of water part meronym
- opening part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
appear or become visible; make a showing
She turned up at the funeral
Types & categories
- appear hypernym
Related & opposite
- open derivation
Sense 8 noun
a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
it was not what it appeared to be on the surface
Types & categories
- aspect hypernym
Related & opposite
- surface derivation
Sense 9 noun
information that has become public
all the reports were out in the open
Types & categories
- public knowledge hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 noun
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- aileron hyponym
- elevator hyponym
- flaps hyponym
- horizontal stabilizer hyponym
- rotor blade hyponym
- rudder hyponym
- spoiler hyponym
- spoiler hyponym
- stabilizer hyponym
- vertical tail hyponym
- wing hyponym
Parts & wholes
- leading edge part meronym
- trailing edge part meronym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coat |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | artifact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gameboard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | face |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | horizontal surface |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Klein bottle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meniscus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | miter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mobius strip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plasterwork |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | screen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | side |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spandrel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superficies |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tread |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vertical surface |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | work surface |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | surfacing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lift |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Earth's surface |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ascend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | emerge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resurface |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intumesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | well |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | subsurface |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | overhead |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | aboveground |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | grade-constructed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | opencast |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | boundary |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | interface |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard palate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | palate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | side |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | celestial sphere |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | end |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | inside |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | outside |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | substratum |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wavefront |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | photosphere |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coating |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | finish |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubber |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | anodize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gelatinize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | skim |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stucco |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | egg |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | encrust |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dredge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | soot |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | refinish |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | brush on |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | patinate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | resurface |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crumb |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | copper |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | finish |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bonderize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blacktop |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | foliate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pave |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | varnish |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | glaze |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tar |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | enrobe |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | daub |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | render |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | skimcoat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | paint |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cement |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | grit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | metal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tarmac |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | size |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | metalize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | platinize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | porcelainize |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | zinc |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | surficial |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | lithosphere |
| 6 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | body of water |
| 6 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | opening |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | layer |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | open |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | appear |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | surface |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | aspect |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | come on |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | afford |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | open |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | public knowledge |
| 10 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | leading edge |
| 10 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | trailing edge |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | aileron |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | elevator |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | flaps |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | horizontal stabilizer |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | rotor blade |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | rudder |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | spoiler |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | spoiler |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | stabilizer |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | vertical tail |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | wing |