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2 VERB If you surf , you ride on big waves in the sea on a special board. □ [V ] I'm going to buy a surfboard and learn to surf. □ [V n] I'm going to be surfing bigger waves when I get to Australia! ●  surf|er (surfers ) N‑COUNT □  …this small fishing village, which continues to attract painters and surfers.

3 VERB If you surf the internet, you spend time finding and looking at things on the internet. [COMPUTING ] □ [V n] No one knows how many people currently surf the Net. ●  surf|er (surfers ) N‑COUNT □  Net surfers can use their credit cards to pay for anything from toys to train tickets.

sur|face ◆◆◇ /sɜː ^r f I s/ (surfaces , surfacing , surfaced )

1 N‑COUNT The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it. □  97% of all the water on the Earth's surface is salt. □  …tiny little waves on the surface of the water. □  Its total surface area was seven thousand square feet.

2 N‑COUNT A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen cupboard, on which you can work. □  It can simply be left on the work surface.

3 N‑SING When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious. □  Back in Britain, things appear, on the surface, simpler. □  Social unrest is never far below the surface in the capital.

4 ADJ [ADJ n] Surface is used to describe the parts of the armed forces which travel by ship or by land rather than underwater or in the air. □  In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small.

5 VERB If someone or something under water surfaces , they come up to the surface of the water. □ [V ] He surfaced, gasping for air.

6 VERB When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces , it becomes known or becomes obvious. □ [V ] The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar.

7 VERB When someone surfaces , they appear after not being seen for some time, for example because they have been asleep. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] What time do you surface? SYNONYMS surface NOUN 1

exterior:In one ad the viewer scarcely sees the car's exterior.

outside:…the outside of the building.

face:…the north face of the Eiger.

covering:Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.

su r|face mail N‑UNCOUNT Surface mail is the system of sending letters and parcels by road, rail, or sea, not by air.

su rface-to-ai r ADJ [ADJ n] Surface-to-air missiles are fired from the ground or a boat and aimed at aircraft or at other missiles.

su rface-to-su rface ADJ [ADJ n] Surface-to-surface missiles are fired from the ground or a boat and aimed at targets on the ground or at other boats. □  The surface-to-surface missiles were fired from the west of the capital.

surf|board /sɜː ^r fbɔː ^r d/ (surfboards ) N‑COUNT A surfboard is a long narrow board that is used for surfing.

sur|feit /sɜː ^r f I t/ N‑SING A surfeit of something is an amount which is too large. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.

surf|ing /sɜː ^r f I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Surfing is the sport of riding on the top of a wave while standing or lying on a special board.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Surfing is the activity of looking at different sites on the internet, especially when you are not looking for anything in particular. [COMPUTING ] □  The trend reflects that more surfing is happening on smartphones and tablet computers.

surge /sɜː ^r dʒ/ (surges , surging , surged )