extra

Plural: extras

Noun

• Something additional or beyond what is regular or expected.
• a minor actor in crowd scenes
• an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
• something additional of the same kind
  • "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
• Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
• An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
• A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
• A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
• The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
• Something of an extra quality or grade.
• A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.

Adjective Satellite

• more than is needed, desired, or required
  • "found some extra change lying on the dresser"
  • "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
• added to a regular schedule
• further or added
  • "need extra help"
  • "an extra pair of shoes"

Adverb

• unusually or exceptionally
  • "an extra fast car"

Adj

• Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
• Extraordinarily good; superior.
• Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.

Adv

• To an extraordinary degree.

Examples

• Extra, extra! Read all about it!
• Finding an EXTRA ’S’ tile late in a Scrabble game is always a welcome bonus.
• I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
• Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!
• That day he ran to school extra fast.
• Wow, you're more extra than she is. You're the most extra friend I have.
• You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!

Synonyms

additional, duplicate, excess, redundant, spare, spear carrier, special, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, addition, sundry, supplement

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