what does extra mean?
EXTRA as NOUN
- Meaning
- something additional of the same kind
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Usage Example(s)
- he always carried extras in case of an emergency
Hypernyms(s) extra is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
Hypernyms(s) extra is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a minor actor in crowd scenes
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Hypernyms(s) extra is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
EXTRA as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
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- called for additional troops
- need extra help
- an extra pair of shoes
- I have no other shoes
- there are other possibilities
Similar To
- Meaning
- more than is needed, desired, or required
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Usage Example(s)
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare
Similar To
- Meaning
- added to a regular schedule
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Usage Example(s)
- a special holiday flight
- put on special buses for the big game
Similar To
EXTRA as ADVERB
- Meaning
- unusually or exceptionally
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