extension, n.
(extensions)
freq. cnt. 27
(extensions)
freq. cnt. 27
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
extension
sample sentences
"they applied for an extension of the loan"
semantic pointers
hypernym
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
extension
sample sentences
"extension of the program to all in need"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
extension propagation
semantic pointers
hypernym
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
extension
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
extension extension service university extension
semantic pointers
hypernym
part meronym
an addition that extends a main building
<noun.artifact>
annex annexe extension wing
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
an addition to the length of something
<noun.artifact>
elongation extension
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
<noun.artifact>
extension extension phone telephone extension
semantic pointers
hypernym
amount or degree or range to which something extends
<noun.attribute>
extension lengthiness prolongation
sample sentences
"the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
<noun.attribute>
extension
sample sentences
"the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension""good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
denotation extension reference
sample sentences
"the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
<noun.communication>
extension file name extension filename extension
sample sentences
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create""most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym