| ext. |
abbreviation of "extension," an additional telephone line connected to the main line. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| extemporaneous |
not planned or prepared; impromptu. [4 definitions] |
| extemporary |
extemporaneous. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. [3 definitions] |
| extemporize |
to speak without preparation or reference to notes. [5 definitions] |
| extend |
to make longer in size or duration, or to move (a deadline, due date, or the like) further ahead in time. [8 definitions] |
| extendable |
combined form of extend. |
| extended |
stretched, pulled, or spread out. [3 definitions] |
| extended family |
a large group of relatives related by blood, marriage, or adoption who compose a single household or live close to each other. [2 definitions] |
| extended-release |
of or pertaining to a pill, tablet, capsule, or device that released drug slowly over an extended period of time. |
| extensible |
able to be extended. |
| extension |
the act of extending or state of being extended. [6 definitions] |
| extensive |
having great reach or extension. [3 definitions] |
| extensor |
a muscle that serves to stretch or straighten part of the body, esp. an arm or a leg. |
| extent |
the degree, amount, space, or distance that something reaches or covers. [3 definitions] |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| exterior |
on or related to the outside or outer side. [5 definitions] |
| exterior angle |
any of the four angles formed outside of two parallel lines where they are intersected by a transverse line. (Cf. interior angle.) [2 definitions] |
| exteriorize |
to make external or exterior. |
| exterminate |
to get rid of by totally destroying; eradicate; wipe out. |