sidelong β directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
noun exteriority
coating β A coating of a substance is a thin layer of it spread over a surface.
facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
skin β the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
surface β the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
appearance β When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
aspect β An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
covering β A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
outside β the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
polish β to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
rind β a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
shell β a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
superficies β the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.
stretch β to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
superficiality β being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
veneer β a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
