Surface and Shell

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Surface noun - An outer part or layer.

Usage example: the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out

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Shell and surface are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Surface".

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

Shell noun - An outer part or layer.

Usage example: the shell of the building is all glass, making it conspicuous on a street with mostly limestone facades

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Surface and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Surface" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

solid	solid surface	solid shell
outer	outer surface	outer shell
blank	blank surface	blank shell
small	small surface	small shell
Other adjectives: entire, hard, large, cold, fragile, new, broken, last.

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