surface

A foreign stain floated on the surface, but never mingled with its waters.

See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!

Yet see now, these funny little animals on the surface of the spinning-ball.

There was abundance of water on the surface in the hollows of the sand-hills.

Surface manifestations are, in and of themselves, merely deceptive.

He was calm of face, but she guessed an excitement beneath the surface.

This apparent inconsistency, however, lies only on the surface.

No color, only light came to the surface of it, and broke in the loveliest smile.

She turned away from both gentlemen then; the tears were very near the surface.

The surface is, however, as indigestible as that of broiled meat.