One third of the earth's surface is desert.
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Surface
/ˈsɝːfəs/
Synonyms for "surface" (372 found)
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Closest matches (75)
3-dacreageankle deepankle-deepapparentappearappearingareaarisebail outbob upborderboundarybreadthbreak coverbreak forthbreak waterburst forthcircumferenceclerestory
Strong matches (111)
emergeemptinessempty spaceenvelopeepidermalepidermicepidermiseruptexomorphicexpanseexpansionextensionextentexteriorexteriorityexternalextrinsicextrinsicallyextrudefacade
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facefacetfacingfeelfieldfinishflashyflatfloat upflood negativeflood the tanksfly upformalformalistformalisticformularyfountainfourth-dimensionalfringefrontgalactic spaceglossgo belowgraingranular texturegushimpersonalindentationinfinite spaceintegumentinterfaceinterstellar spaceissueissue forthjejunejetjump outjump upknee deepknee-deepknubleap uplegalisticlightlineamentsloommaterializemeasuremere scratchnapno depthno waternominalnot deepnothingnessnuboccuron the surface
Noun(18 words)
Verb(8 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Determiner(2 words)
more planetary surfacemost ground level
Related words (186)
openostensibleostensiblyoutouterouter faceouter layerouter sideouter skinouter spaceoutermostoutlineoutlyingoutmostoutsideoutstandingoutwardoutward-facingoutwardlypaint
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pavepedanticperipheralperipherypilepinprickpitplanepockpop upproportionproportionalprotrudeprotuberancepublicreportridgepolerig for divingrindriserocketroofroofpolerooftoproundaboutsallysally forthscratchseemingshagshallowshallow-rootedshallownessshellshoalshoalinessshoot upshow upsideskinskin deepskin-deepskyrocketslightslightnessspacespace timespace-timespatialspatial extensionspatiotemporalspheresphericalspreadspring upspurtstart upstereoscopicstructurestylizedsubmergesuperficialsuperficial extensionsuperficialitysuperficiallysuperficiessuperstratumsurface texturetarmactexturethinthree dimensionalthree-dimensionalto all appearancestokentoptop floortop sidetopsidetopsidestracttrivialtrivialityturntwo-dimensionalunprofoundupleapupper sideupshootupsideupspearupspringupstartvaultvault upveneervisiblevoidvolumevolumetricwaleweavewoof
Noun(43 words)
openostensibleoutcropoutcropsouterouter faceoutsideoutsidesoutwardoutward formoversidepebblespeeksphysical qualityplanepond surfaceracetrackrevealriserising of civilization
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romanian masărose above watersheetshuffleboardsidessmoothssolesolid particle surfacesubstratumssuperficesuperficial appearancesurface levelswedish jordtabletopterraintop layertop surfacetop-layertranspiringtrayuncovervisual art mediumvisuals
Verb(12 words)
outcroppedpavespeepedresurfacedriserise above waterrise upshow uptranspiretranspiresturn upunearth a secret
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11 entriesCollocations
10 entriessurface areasurface featuressurface finishsurface layersurface levelsurface mapsurface temperaturesurface tensionsurface texturesurface water
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26 total sentences available.
The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the earth's surface.
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The surface of the earth rose due to the volcanic activity.
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Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
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