surface

Speech parts

1. surface - Noun

2. surface - Adjective

3. surface - Verb

4. Surface - Proper noun

Meaning

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.

Hence, outward or external appearance.

A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface.

That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.

To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.

To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.

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The soul of a humble man is like the sea: throw a stone into the sea - for a moment it will ruffle the surface a little, and then sink to the bottom. Thus do afflictions disappear down into the heart of the humble man, because the strength of the Lord is with him. Silouan the Athonite

From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard. Dwight D. Eisenhower

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through. Alexis de Tocqueville

Truth and oil come to the surface. Portuguese Proverb

The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on. Ghana Proverb

There is no hiding place on the water surface. Balari Proverb

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