the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

castration

expurgation

a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
<noun.person>

bowdleriser

bowdlerizer

expurgator

sample sentences

"Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"

intense or sharp
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

exquisite

keen

sample sentences

"suffered exquisite pain"
"felt exquisite pleasure"

of extreme beauty
<adj.all>

exquisite

sample sentences

"her exquisite face"

delicately beautiful
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dainty

exquisite

sample sentences

"a dainty teacup"
"an exquisite cameo"

lavishly elegant and refined
<adj.all>

exquisite

recherche

in a delicate manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

delicately

exquisitely

fine

finely

sample sentences

"finely shaped features"
"her fine drawn body"

extreme beauty of a delicate sort
<noun.attribute>

exquisiteness

destitute of blood or apparently so
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bloodless

exsanguine

exsanguinous

sample sentences

"the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden

destitute of blood or apparently so
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bloodless

exsanguine

exsanguinous

sample sentences

"the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden

thrust or extend out
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exsert

extend

hold out

put out

stretch forth

stretch out

sample sentences

"He held out his hand"
"point a finger"
"extend a hand"
"the bee exserted its sting"

lose water or moisture
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dehydrate

desiccate

dry up

exsiccate

sample sentences

"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extant

sample sentences

"extant manuscripts"
"specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

with little or no preparation or forethought
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ad-lib

extemporaneous

extemporary

extempore

impromptu

off-the-cuff

offhand

offhanded

unrehearsed

sample sentences

"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"

without prior preparation
<adv.all>

extemporaneously

extemporarily

extempore

sample sentences

"he spoke extemporaneously"

without prior preparation
<adv.all>

extemporaneously

extemporarily

extempore

sample sentences

"he spoke extemporaneously"

with little or no preparation or forethought
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ad-lib

extemporaneous

extemporary

extempore

impromptu

off-the-cuff

offhand

offhanded

unrehearsed

sample sentences

"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"

with little or no preparation or forethought
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ad-lib

extemporaneous

extemporary

extempore

impromptu

off-the-cuff

offhand

offhanded

unrehearsed

sample sentences

"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"

without prior preparation
<adv.all>

extemporaneously

extemporarily

extempore

sample sentences

"he spoke extemporaneously"

a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
<noun.act>

extemporisation

extemporization

improvisation

perform without preparation
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ad-lib

extemporise

extemporize

improvise

improvize

sample sentences

"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
<noun.act>

extemporisation

extemporization

improvisation

perform without preparation
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ad-lib

extemporise

extemporize

improvise

improvize

sample sentences

"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
<verb.social>

extemporize

improvise

sample sentences

"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

extend in scope or range or area
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broaden

extend

widen

sample sentences

"The law was extended to all citizens"
"widen the range of applications"
"broaden your horizon"
"Extend your backyard"

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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extend

go

lead

pass

run

sample sentences

"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
"His knowledge doesn't go very far"
"My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
"The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

span an interval of distance, space or time
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11

continue

cover

extend

sample sentences

"The war extended over five years"
"The period covered the turn of the century"
"My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
"This farm covers some 200 acres"
"The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

make available; provide
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

extend

offer

sample sentences

"extend a loan"
"The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

thrust or extend out
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exsert

extend

hold out

put out

stretch forth

stretch out

sample sentences

"He held out his hand"
"point a finger"
"extend a hand"
"the bee exserted its sting"

reach outward in space
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

extend

poke out

reach out

sample sentences

"The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

offer verbally
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

extend

offer

sample sentences

"extend my greetings"
"He offered his sympathy"

extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2

extend

stretch

sample sentences

"Stretch your legs!"
"Extend your right arm above your head"

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
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draw out

extend

prolong

protract

sample sentences

"We prolonged our stay"
"She extended her visit by another day"
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

expand the influence of
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

expand

extend

sample sentences

"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
<verb.change>

extend

stretch

sample sentences

"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
"extend the casserole with a little rice"

continue or extend
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

carry

extend

sample sentences

"The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
"The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

prolong the time allowed for payment of
<verb.change>

extend

sample sentences

"extend the loan"

use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

extend

strain

sample sentences

"He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
"Don't strain your mind too much"

open or straighten out; unbend
<verb.contact>

extend

sample sentences

"Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

cause to move at full gallop
<verb.motion>

extend

gallop

sample sentences

"Did you gallop the horse just now?"

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

extend

stretch

stretch out

unfold

sample sentences

"Unfold the newspaper"
"stretch out that piece of cloth"
"extend the TV antenna"

strain to the utmost
<verb.competition>

extend oneself

to extend as far as
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

extend to

reach

touch

sample sentences

"The sunlight reached the wall"
"Can he reach?"
"The chair must not touch the wall"

capable of being lengthened
<adj.all>

extendable

extendible

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

drawn-out

extended

lengthy

prolonged

protracted

sample sentences

"a drawn-out argument"
"an extended discussion"
"a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"
"a prolonged and bitter struggle"
"protracted negotiations"

fully extended or stretched forth
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extended

sample sentences

"an extended telescope"
"his extended legs reached almost across the small room"
"refused to accept the extended hand"

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13

extended

extensive

sample sentences

"an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"
"extended farm lands"
"surgeons with extended experience"
"they suffered extensive damage"

beyond the literal or primary sense
<adj.all>

extended

sample sentences

"`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'"

drawn out or made longer spatially
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

elongated

extended

lengthened

prolonged

sample sentences

"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"
"lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"
"the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"
"a prolonged black line across the page"

a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)
<noun.group>

extended care facility

a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
<noun.group>

extended family

a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits
<noun.group>

extended order

(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
<noun.time>

extended time scale

slow time scale

capable of being lengthened
<adj.all>

extendable

extendible