SURFING
surfing, surfboarding, surfriding
(noun) the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
surfing
present participle of surf
Noun
surfing (usually uncountable, plural surfings)
The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
The activity of browsing the Internet.
Synonyms
• surf riding (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
SURF
Surf, n. Etym: [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.]
Definition: The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Surf bird (Zoƶl.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
– Surf clam (Zoƶl.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra.
– Surf duck (Zoƶl.), 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 (Zoƶl.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
– Surf smelt. (Zoƶl.) See Smelt.
– Surf whiting. (Zoƶl.) See under Whiting.
Surf, n.
Definition: The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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