English English Dictionary

The state of being sure; certainty; security.

That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.

Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act.

One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail.

Hence, a substitute; a hostage.

Evidence; confirmation; warrant.

To act as surety for.

The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another.

The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

The bottom of a drain.

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.

Hence, outward or external appearance.

A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface.

That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.

To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.

To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.

of Surface

A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal, stone, etc.

of Surface

A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach.