| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| extempore | adverb | Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore., Done or performed extempore., Speaking or writing done extempore. |
| extending | present participle & vb. noun | of Extend |
| extendant | adjective | Displaced. |
| extensile | adjective | Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. |
| extension | verb t. | The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion., That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space., Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension., The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line., The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion., A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. |
| extensive | adjective | Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness., Capable of being extended. |
| extensure | noun | Extension. |
| extenuate | verb t. | To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness., To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; — opposed to aggravate., To lower or degrade; to detract from., To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations., Thin; slender. |
| extermine | verb t. | To exterminate; to destroy. |
| extersion | noun | The act of wiping or rubbing out. |
| extilling | present participle & vb. noun | of Extill |
| extirpate | verb t. | To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy. |
| extolling | present participle & vb. noun | of Extol |
| extolment | noun | Praise. |
| extorsive | adjective | Serving or tending to extort. |
| extorting | present participle & vb. noun | of Extort |
| extortion | noun | The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge., The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due., That which is extorted or exacted by force. |
| extracted | imp. & past participle | of Extract |
| extractor | noun | One who, or that which, extracts, A forceps or instrument for extracting substances., A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel. |
| extradite | verb t. | To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. See Extradition. |
| extraught | past participle | Extracted; descended. |
| extremely | adverb | In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold. |
| extremist | noun | A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions. |
| extremity | noun | The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country., One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man., The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form., The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity. |
| extricate | verb t. | To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc., To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture. |
| extrinsic | adjective | Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; — opposed to intrinsic., Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ — said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. |
| extrorsal | adjective | Extrorse. |
| extructor | noun | A builder. |
| extruding | present participle & vb. noun | of Extrude |
| extrusion | noun | The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion. |