Unscramble extension

Definition of extension

noun:

• 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".
• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need".
• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions. Synonyms: propagation.
• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students. Synonyms: extension service, university extension.
• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb. Antonyms: flexion.
• 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". Synonyms: file name extension, filename extension.
• 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". Synonyms: denotation, reference.
• 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".
• amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet". Synonyms: lengthiness, prolongation.
• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line. Synonyms: extension phone, telephone extension.
• an addition to the length of something. Synonyms: elongation.
• an addition that extends a main building. Synonyms: annex, annexe, wing.

Related words

coextension, ell, hyperextension, spread, spreading, stretch.

Rhymes with

apprehension, ascension, attention, comprehension, condescension, contention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, nonintervention, pension.