| 1. waves; foam formed by waves. ride on ocean waves using a specially designed board; navigate in the Internet, move from site to site on the Internet in order to find information or for entertainment; scan through the programs on television or radio stations. surfsurf , 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?l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus aphriza, allied to the turnstone.surf clam (zo?l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially mactra, or spisula, solidissima. see: mactra.surf duck (zo?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?l.), any one of numerous species of california embiotocoid fishes. see: embiotocoid.surf smelt. (zo?l.) see: smelt.surf whiting. (zo?l.) see: under whiting.surf surf, n. the bottom of a drain. [prov. eng.]surf waves breaking on the shore [syn: breaker, breakers] v |
