n. 25B6; noun
the surface of the door : OUTSIDE, exterior; top, side; finish, veneer.
the surface of police culture : OUTWARD APPEARANCE, facade.
a floured surface : WORKTOP, top, work surface, counter, table.
inside, interior.
25B6; adjective surface appearances : SUPERFICIAL, external, exterior, outward, ostensible, apparent, cosmetic, skin deep.
underlying.
25B6; verb
a submarine surfaced : COME TO THE SURFACE, come up, rise.
the idea first surfaced in the sixties : EMERGE, arise, appear, come to light, crop up, materialize, spring up.
(informal) she eventually surfaces for breakfast : GET UP, get out of bed, rise, wake, awaken, appear.
dive.
25A0; on the surface AT FIRST GLANCE, to the casual eye, outwardly, to all appearances, apparently, ostensibly, superficially, externally.