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surface

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːrfɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɝfɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′fis)

Inflections of 'surface' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
surfaces
v 3rd person singular
surfacing
v pres p
surfaced
v past
surfaced
v past p

Collocations for "surface"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "surface" in context.

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surface

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the surface of the [water, lake, sea] was [calm, rough]
  2. the surface of [the moon, Mars]
  3. could see [myself, the moon's reflection] on the [water's] surface
  4. the rover landed on the surface of [Mars, Venus]
  5. a [rough, sticky, rubber] surface
  6. put a new surface on the [road, highway]
  7. the surface is worn down
  8. is wearing down the surface
  9. [scratches, marks, dents] on the surface
  10. skim [curdle, scum] from the milk's surface
  11. lives on the surface and [underground, underwater]
  12. comes up to the surface [to mate, in the rain]
  13. was [waiting, lurking, hidden] just below the surface
  14. so that the two surfaces are [touching, in contact]
  15. [touching] the surface (of)
  16. on the surface he may seem [shallow, stupid, unkind], but
  17. she may seem [shallow] on the surface, but
  18. need to look below to surface to see
  19. the six surfaces of a [cube, die]
adj
  1. a surface [coating, layer] (of)
  2. the surface layer of the [earth, soil, ground]
  3. use (a) surface [polish, cleaner]
  4. the surface tension on the [water, liquid]
  5. [measure, calculate, determine] the surface area (of)
  6. covers the [whole, entire, complete] surface area (of)
  7. surface [judgments, assessments, appearances]
  8. surface [interactions, modifications, changes]
  9. [interactions] at surface level
  10. was [only, just, merely] a surface wound
  11. a surface [vessel, ship, fleet]
  12. [take, upgrade, use] surface transportation
  13. [sent, delivered] by surface mail
'surface' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "surface" in the title:

. the frontal surface was machined until . had been achieved - English Only forum
...formed on a surface plate... - English Only forum
(below) surface mining - English Only forum
(the)surface of(the)Earth / (the) Earth's surface - English Only forum
600 feet below/under the surface - English Only forum
a brown dam... The wind combed the surface of the dam into fine ridges. - English Only forum
a bumpy surface is flat - English Only forum
a chill surface - English Only forum
a high-velocity flow of the blade’s pressure surface interaction - English Only forum
A little more below the surface - English Only forum
a little pluck from the surface tension - English Only forum
a mucoid surface - English Only forum
A shameful and obscene thinness glistening on the surface of the world like oil on a clean pond - English Only forum
a surface like that of metal - English Only forum
a surface packed with a 2D motif - English Only forum
accommodate <for> the actual surface distance - English Only forum
adjective for something that has an even surface - English Only forum
along one of its four sides, and wipes the surface clean - English Only forum
along the surface - English Only forum
An area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea - English Only forum
anti-tobacco layer/surface/coating - English Only forum
Any time a surface is to be crossed - English Only forum
at 70 meters from the surface - English Only forum
at the top vs on the surface - English Only forum
at/on the surface - English Only forum
Barely scratch the surface of politics - English Only forum
being pulled across a surface - English Only forum
Below the surface and 'above it'? - English Only forum
Below/ Under/ Beneath the surface of the water - English Only forum
Beneath a mirror-calm surface, waters flash with baitfish - English Only forum
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