HyperDic

English > 7 senses of the word extra:
ADJECTIVEallextra, excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusmore than is needed, desired, or required
allextra, specialadded to a regular schedule
allextra, additionalfurther or added
ADVERBallextraunusually or exceptionally
NOUNperson extra, supernumerary, spear carriera minor actor in crowd scenes / scenes
communicationextraan additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
artifactextra, duplicatesomething additional of the same kind
extra > pronunciation
Soundseh'kstrah
Rhymesabracadabra ... zebra: 114 rhymes with rah...
English > extra: 7 senses > adjective 1
MeaningMore than is needed, desired, or required.
Examples
  • "found some extra change lying on the dresser"
  • "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
Synonymsexcess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Broaderunnecessary, unneedednot necessary
Catalanexcessiu
Spanishexcesivo
English > extra: 7 senses > adjective 2
Meaningadded to a regular schedule.
Synonymspecial
Broaderunschedulednot scheduled or not on a regular schedule
Spanishespecial, extraordinario
English > extra: 7 senses > adjective 3
MeaningFurther or added.
Examples
  • "need extra help"
  • "an extra pair of shoes"
Synonymadditional
BroaderadditiveCharacterized or produced by addition
Catalancomplementari, addicional
Spanishcomplementario, adicional
English > extra: 7 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA minor actor in crowd scenes / scenes.
Synonymssupernumerary, spear carrier
Broaderactor, histrion, player, thespian, role playerA theatrical performer
English > extra: 7 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningAn additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis).
BroadereditionAn issue of a newspaper
English > extra: 7 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningSomething additional of the same kind.
Example"he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
Synonymduplicate
Broaderartifact, artefactA man-made object taken as a whole
English > extra: 7 senses > adverb 1
Meaningunusually or exceptionally.
Example"an extra fast car"