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surfaces

verb as in come to the top of

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There must be in his life, as Truffaut remarked about Hitchcock's films, “inner fire and cool surfaces.”

But below the surfaces of many of his films, rude, angry sex simmered; cool, icy blondes were tied up, handcuffed, humiliated.

A number of moons in the Solar System have global oceans beneath surfaces of solid ice or ice mixed with other materials.

How will we know if Kim, when he eventually surfaces, is ruler or figurehead?

All Great Bull Runs are held on equestrian-friendly surfaces to make for softer landings.

The upper surfaces of the boilers were covered with a layer of ashes for the same purpose.

They are coffee-bean-shaped cocci which lie in pairs with their flat surfaces together (Fig. 116).

Upon ulcerated surfaces it is often mingled with other spiral micro-organisms, which adds to the difficulty of its detection.

Yet where winds blow over verdureless surfaces the effect of the sand which they sweep before them is often considerable.

Glass vessels or sheets are prepared for carving by pasting paper cut into figures on their surfaces.

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On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to surfaces, such as: area, top, level, face, exterior, and skin.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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