The noun surface has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (103) surface -- (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")
2. (39) surface -- (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")
3. (11) surface, Earth's surface -- (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")
4. (4) surface -- (a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface")
5. (1) open, surface -- (information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface")
6. airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Overview of verb surface
The verb surface has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) surface, come up, rise up, rise -- (come to the surface)
2. coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")
3. come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again")
Overview of adj surface
The adj surface has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) surface -- (on the surface; "surface materials of the moon")
2. (2) skin-deep, superficial, surface -- (involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound")