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sur fuhs

  • n  the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
    there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
    the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
  • n  the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
    they skimmed over the surface of the water
    a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
    the sun has no distinct surface
  • n  the outermost level of the land or sea
    earthquakes originate far below the surface
    three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water
  • n  a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
    it was not what it appeared to be on the surface
  • n  information that has become public
    the facts had been brought to the surface
  • n  a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  • v  come to the surface
  • v  put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
  • v  appear or become visible; make a showing
    I hope the list key is going to surface again
  • a  on the surface
    surface materials of the moon

  • A NASA spacecraft will fly 30 miles from the surface of Saturn's moon, Enceladus, in search for liquid water and, perhaps, life.
  • Since the Apollo program four decades ago, scientists have believed the surface of the moon to be dry.
  • AGM-85E; surface launched, precision land attack cruise missile.
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  • Jimmy Carter in News24
    I think it's bubbled up to the surface because of a belief among many white people, not just in the South but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country,Carter said. "It's an abominable...
  • Pope Benedict XVI in PinkNews.co.uk
    There are scars which mark the surface of our earth, erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world's mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption,the Pope said.

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