7
facet(noun, part, light, top, face)
7
periphery(noun, part, top, face, edge)
7
show(noun, verb, develop, light, present)
6
bob up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, develop)
6
come forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, develop)
6
cursory(adjective, slight, flat, detail, trivial)
6
expanse(noun, part, top, slip, piece)
6
facade(noun, part, block, top, finish)
6
facing(noun, finish, covering)
6
level(noun, verb, adjective, part, smooth)
6
nap(noun, quality, feeling, touch, character)
6
ostensible(adjective, slight, detail, trivial, shallow)
6
peripheral(adjective, slight, detail, trivial, minor)
6
seeming(noun, adjective, light, slight, top)
6
side(noun, verb, part, smooth, block)
6
weave(noun, quality, feeling, touch, character)
5
airfoil
5
arrive(verb, show, develop, present, rise)
5
climb(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
5
coating(noun, top, finish, slip, piece)
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