Definition of Extension

Noun

  • an addition that extends a main building
  • an addition to the length of something
  • an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
    - telephone extension - extension phone
  • amount or degree or range to which something extends
    "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
  • the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
    "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
    "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
  • a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters
    the optional second part of a PC computer filename
    "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"
    "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
    - filename extension - file name extension
  • act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
  • an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
    - extension service - university extension
  • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
  • act of expanding in scope
    making more widely available
    "extension of the program to all in need"
  • a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    "they applied for an extension of the loan"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Extension

  • Scrabble® score of the extension (16)
  • Word Chums® score of the extension (20)
  • Words With Friends® score of the extension (18)

Unscramble extension

221 unscramble word found using the letters extension.

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