[
US
/ˈɛkstɹə/
]
[ UK /ˈɛkstɹɐ/ ]
[ UK /ˈɛkstɹɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a minor actor in crowd scenes
- an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
-
something additional of the same kind
he always carried extras in case of an emergency
ADJECTIVE
-
added to a regular schedule
put on special buses for the big game
a special holiday flight -
more than is needed, desired, or required
extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
found some extra change lying on the dresser
supernumerary ornamentation
sleeping in the spare room
trying to lose excess weight
surplus cheese distributed to the needy
skills made redundant by technological advance
delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
it was supererogatory of her to gloat -
further or added
need extra help
called for additional troops
an extra pair of shoes
ADVERB
-
unusually or exceptionally
an extra fast car
How To Use extra In A Sentence
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- This meant he could help another child whose parents needed a little extra for some necessity or other.
- When I ask if he spends money on anything really extravagant, he looks a bit uncertain. Times, Sunday Times
- Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
- Documents with extra-wide margins are now displayed in a browser with a horizontal scroll bar.
- I add a little extra for being all spaced-out, of course. Archive 2009-02-01
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- However Its normally an extra mit full of cash in the pot from me as I try and turbo speed goffer the place dry This doesn't sound like a good deal. Army Rumour Service
- For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.
- You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product. Times, Sunday Times
