in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown
<noun.act>

extra point

point after

point after touchdown

playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
<noun.time>

extra time

overtime

cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant
<noun.act>

extracapsular surgery

located or occurring outside a cell or cells
<adj.pert>

extracellular

sample sentences

"extracellular fluid"

liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
<noun.body>

ECF

extracellular fluid

sample sentences

"the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
<noun.substance>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

extract

infusion

a passage selected from a larger work
<noun.communication>

excerpt

excerption

extract

selection

sample sentences

"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

draw out

extract

pull

pull out

pull up

rip out

take out

tear out

sample sentences

"pull weeds"
"extract a bad tooth"
"take out a splinter"
"extract information from the telegram"

extract by the process of distillation
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

distil

distill

extract

sample sentences

"distill the essence of this compound"

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

draw out

educe

elicit

evoke

extract

sample sentences

"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

get despite difficulties or obstacles
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extract

sample sentences

"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"

calculate the root of a number
<verb.cognition>

extract

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
<verb.cognition>

excerpt

extract

take out

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
<verb.contact>

express

extract

press out

sample sentences

"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

separate (a metal) from an ore
<verb.contact>

extract

capable of being extracted
<adj.all>

extractable

extractible

capable of being extracted
<adj.all>

extractable

extractible

the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
<noun.act>

extraction

sample sentences

"the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

properties attributable to your ancestry
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

descent

extraction

origin

sample sentences

"he comes from good origins"

the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
<noun.process>

extraction

a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
<noun.artifact>

cartridge extractor

cartridge remover

extractor

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

centrifuge

extractor

separator

an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
<noun.artifact>

extractor

characterized by adultery
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

adulterous

extracurricular

extramarital

sample sentences

"an adulterous relationship"
"extramarital affairs"
"the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband"

outside the regular duties of your job or profession
<adj.all>

extracurricular

outside the regular academic curriculum
<adj.all>

extracurricular

sample sentences

"sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"

educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum
<noun.act>

extracurricular activity

hand over to the authorities of another country
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

deliver

deport

extradite

sample sentences

"They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
<noun.act>

extradition

the exterior curve of an arch
<noun.shape>

extrados

on or outside the dura mater
<adj.pert>

epidural

extradural

outside or beyond a galaxy
<adj.pert>

extragalactic

sample sentences

"extragalactic nebula"

(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
<noun.group>

extragalactic nebula

galaxy

sample sentences

"`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
<adj.all>

extrajudicial

sample sentences

"an extrajudicial penalty"

not regulated or sanctioned by law
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extralegal

nonlegal

sample sentences

"there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

not included within the realm of language
<adj.pert>

extralinguistic

characterized by adultery
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

adulterous

extracurricular

extramarital

sample sentences

"an adulterous relationship"
"extramarital affairs"
"the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband"

sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
<noun.act>

extramarital sex

free love

carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
<adj.all>

extramural

sample sentences

"extramural sports"

not essential
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extraneous

sample sentences

"the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

not pertinent to the matter under consideration
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extraneous

immaterial

impertinent

orthogonal

sample sentences

"an issue extraneous to the debate"
"the price was immaterial"
"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

coming from the outside
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

external

extraneous

outside

sample sentences

"extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"
"relying upon an extraneous income"
"disdaining outside pressure groups"

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extraneous

foreign

sample sentences

"water free of extraneous matter"
"foreign particles in milk"

unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
<noun.relation>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extraneousness

extraordinary in a particular capacity
<adj.all>   (ip)

extraordinaire

sample sentences

"a woodworker extraordinaire"
"a self-starter extraordinaire"

extremely
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extraordinarily

inordinately

sample sentences

"she was inordinately smart"
"it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate"

the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
<noun.attribute>

extraordinariness