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(satellite adjective) further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" |
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Synonyms: additional, other |
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(adverb) unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car" |
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(satellite adjective) (prefix) outside or beyond; "`extra' is a prefix in `an extrauterine pregnancy'" |
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(satellite adjective) added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" |
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Synonyms: special |
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(noun) something additional of the same kind; " he always carried extras in case of an emergency" |
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Synonyms: duplicate |
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Related Words: stuff, sundries, sundry, whatchamacallit, whatsis |
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(satellite adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" |
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Synonyms: excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
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(noun) a minor actor in crowd scenes |
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Synonyms: spear carrier, supernumerary |
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Related Words: actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian |
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