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. |
exterminator |
someone or something that exterminates. [2 definitions] |
external |
of the outside or outer part; being outside. [6 definitions] |
external-combustion engine |
an engine in which the combustion of fuel occurs outside the cylinder or turbine, as in a steam engine. |
external degree |
a college or university diploma awarded to a nonmatriculated student who has earned credit through work experience, nonacademic training, independent study, or the passing of proficiency examinations. |