artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

bed - the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.

gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

face - the striking or working surface of an implement

ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

horizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"

Klein bottle - a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end

miter, mitre - the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"

Mobius strip - a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end

plasterwork, plaster - a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"

projection screen, screen, silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"

skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"

spandrel, spandril - an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them

superficies - outer surface of an area or a body

tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

vertical surface - a surface that is vertical

work surface - a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games

interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)

hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth

palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphere - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

inside, interior - the inner or enclosed surface of something

exterior, outside - the outer side or surface of something

wavefront, wave front - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium

photosphere - the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)

layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

floor - the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.

geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

general knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone

aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motion

device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

flaps, flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged

leading edge - forward edge of an airfoil

rotary wing, rotor blade - the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air

rudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes

spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds

stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil

vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft

wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

ascend, go up - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

emerge - come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

resurface - reappear on the surface

bubble up, intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"

well, swell - come up; "Tears well in her eyes"

rubber, rubberise, rubberize - coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats"

anodise, anodize - coat a metal with an oxide coat

gelatinize - coat with gelatin

skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer

stucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling"

egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"

encrust, incrust - cover or coat with a crust

dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

soot - coat with soot

refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture"

brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"

patinate, patinise, patinize - coat with a patina

resurface - cover with a new surface

crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"

copper - coat with a layer of copper

finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

bonderise, bonderize - coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel"

blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"

foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"

galvanise, galvanize - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"

varnish, seal - cover with varnish

glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"

tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate"

daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"

render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den"

skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall"

paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"

cement - cover or coat with cement

grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads"

plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

metal - cover with metal

macadamise, macadamize, tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road"

size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"