Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surf"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surf \Surf\, n.
The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
word as E. sough.]
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
sloping beach.
{Surf bird} (Zo["o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
{Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone.
{Surf clam} (Zo["o]l.), a large clam living on the open
coast, especially {Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima}. See
{Mactra}.
{Surf duck} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of sea
ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O.
percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note
under {Scoter}.
{Surf fish} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}.
{Surf smelt}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Smelt}.
{Surf whiting}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Whiting}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surf
n : waves breaking on the shore [syn: {breaker}, {breakers}]
v 1: ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians
love to surf"
2: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything
in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the
internet or the world wide web" [syn: {browse}]
3: switch channels, on television [syn: {channel-surf}]
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