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[ ek-struh ] / ˈɛk strə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extra ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge. larger or better than what is usual: an extra binding. Slang. - extremely good.
- over the top; extreme or excessive: Her behavior is just so extra, so dramatic!
nounsomething extra or additional: the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant. an additional expense. a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition. something of superior quality. Movies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd. an additional worker. Usually extras. Cricket. a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide. adverbin excess of the usual or specified amount: an extra high price. beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly: done extra well; extra large. Origin of extraFirst recorded in 1770–80; by shortening of extraordinary Words nearby extraextortion, extortionary, extortionate, extortionist, extr., extra, extra-atmospheric, extra-base hit, extrabold, extrabudgetary, extracanonical Definition for extra (2 of 2)
a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative: extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric. Origin of extra-<Latin, combining form of extrā (adv. and preposition) outside (of), without Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extraBut one extra trick would instantly solve the problem of crashes that occur over water. Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Extra security was also set up along the lines to monitor other signs of potential sabotage. Italy’s Terror on the Tracks|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet. Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The constitutional problem with this ruling, experts say, is that it places an extra burden on women for being pregnant. States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bershin, who worked with the Ukrainian police before rebels took control of Donetsk, says officers have to be extra vigilant. The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine|Kristina Jovanovski|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST What he had said about sending for an extra undertaker was right as right. The Wreckers|Francis Lynde Ourdays always wound up with an extra good dinner, and a touch of gala costume in honor of the occasion. Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells Those from eighteen to twenty-five it puts down as extra hazardous. The American Joe Miller|Various Sweat poured from his forehead, and the suit ventilator whined as it picked up the extra moisture. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin You and Jim will have a quarter share each for your work, while I'll have an extra quarter for the capital I've put in. The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
British Dictionary definitions for extra (1 of 2)
adjectivebeing more than what is usual or expected; additional nouna person or thing that is additional something for which an additional charge is madethe new car had many extras an additional edition of a newspaper, esp to report a new development or crisis films an actor or person temporarily engaged, usually for crowd scenes cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye US something that is better than usual in quality adverbunusually; exceptionallyan extra fast car Word Origin for extraC18: perhaps shortened from extraordinary British Dictionary definitions for extra (2 of 2)
prefixoutside or beyond an area or scopeextrasensory; extraterritorial Word Origin for extra-from Latin extrā outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extrasupplementary, added, ancillary, additional, unnecessary, extraneous, unused, extraordinary, fresh, supplemental, new, further, leftover, other, special, auxiliary, bonus, gravy, supernumerary, needless Medical definitions for extra
pref.Outside; beyond:extracellular. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |