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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

expunction
expunging noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

expunge
excise verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; `Please strike this remark from the record`; `scratch that remark`

expurgated
adjective having material deleted; `at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions`

expurgation
noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

expurgator
bowdlerizer noun a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; `Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator`

exquisite
keen adjective intense or sharp; `suffered exquisite pain`; `felt exquisite pleasure`

exquisiteness
noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort

exsert
stretch out 1 put out 1 extend 1 hold out verb thrust or extend out; `He held out his hand`; `point a finger`; `extend a hand`; `the bee exserted its sting`

exsiccate
dehydrate verb lose water or moisture; `In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly`

extant
adjective still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; `extant manuscripts`; `specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk`- Edward Clodd

extemporaneously
extemporarily adverb without prior preparation; `he spoke extemporaneously`

extemporization
extemporisation noun a performance given extempore without planning or preparation

extend
reach out verb reach outward in space; `The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk`

extend oneself
verb strain to the utmost

extended
adjective beyond the literal or primary sense; ``hot off the press` shows an extended sense of `hot``

extended
lengthened adjective drawn out or made longer spatially; `Picasso`s elongated Don Quixote`; `lengthened skirts are fashionable this year`; `the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes`; `a prolonged black line across the page`

extended care facility
noun a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)

extended family
noun a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives

extended order
noun a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits

extended time scale
slow time scale noun (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one

extendible
extendable adjective capable of being lengthened

extensile
extensible adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; `an extensile tongue`; `an extensible measuring rule`

extension
lengthiness noun amount or degree or range to which something extends; `the wire has an extension of 50 feet`

extension
extension phone noun an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

extension cord
noun an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord

extension course
noun a course offered as part of an extension service

extension ladder
noun a ladder whose length can be extended

extensional
adjective defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies

extensive
extended adjective large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; `an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England`; `extended farm lands`; `surgeons with extended experience`; `they suffered extensive damage`

extensively
adverb in a widespread way; `oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest`

extensiveness
noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; `the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness`; `the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it`

extensor muscle
extensor noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

extent
noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends; `the vast extent of the desert`; `an orchard of considerable extent`

extenuate
palliate verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; `The circumstances extenuate the crime`

extenuating
adjective partially excusing or justifying; `extenuating circumstances`

extenuation
mitigation noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

exterior
adjective situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; `an exterior scene`; `exterior grade plywood`; `exterior paints`

exterior angle
external angle noun the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon

exterior door
outside door noun a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building

exteriorize
exteriorise verb make external or objective, or give reality to; `language externalizes our thoughts`

exterminable
extirpable adjective capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out

exterminate
verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; `Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe`

extermination
noun the act of exterminating

exterminator
terminator noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

extern
medical extern noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there

external
extraneous 1 outside adjective coming from the outside; `extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph`; `relying upon an extraneous income`; `disdaining outside pressure groups`

external body part
noun any body part visible externally

external carotid artery
external carotid noun the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head

external drive
noun a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable

external ear
outer ear noun the part of the ear visible externally

external gill
noun occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians

external iliac artery
noun the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery

external iliac vein
noun a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein

external jugular vein
noun formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein

external nasal vein
vena nasalis externa noun one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein

external oblique muscle
musculus obliquus externus abdominis noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

external organ
noun an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body

external-combustion engine
noun a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy

externalization
externalisation noun embodying in an outward form

externalize
externalise verb regard as objective

externally
adverb with respect to the outside; `outwardly, the figure is smooth`

exteroception
noun sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body

exteroceptive
adjective of or relating to exteroception

exteroceptor
noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

extinct
out(p) adjective being out or having grown cold; `threw his extinct cigarette into the stream`; `the fire is out`

extinction
extermination noun complete annihilation; `they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs`

extinction
quenching noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; `the extinction of the lights`

extinguishable
adjective capable of being extinguished or killed; `an extinguishable fire`; `hope too is extinguishable`

extinguished
adjective of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

extinguishing
quenching noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; `the extinction of the lights`

extirpate
verb surgically remove (an organ)

extirpation
noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

extort
wring from verb get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

extortion
noun the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

extra
special adjective added to a regular schedule; `a special holiday flight`; `put on special buses for the big game`

extra dividend
noun a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend

extra innings
noun overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball

extra large
noun a garment size for a very large person

extracellular
adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells; `extracellular fluid`

extracellular fluid
ECF noun liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; `the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid`

extract
verb get despite difficulties or obstacles; `I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions`

extract
pull a pull up verb remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; `pull weeds`; `extract a bad tooth`; `take out a splinter`; `extract information from the telegram`

extractable
extractible adjective capable of being extracted

extraction
noun the act of pulling out (as a tooth); `the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction`

extractor
noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components

extracurricular
adjective outside the regular duties of your job or profession

extracurricular activity
noun educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum

extradite
deliver verb hand over to the authorities of another country; `They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there`

extradition
noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

extrados
noun the exterior curve of an arch

extragalactic
adjective outside or beyond a galaxy; `extragalactic nebula`

extrajudicial
adjective beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; `an extrajudicial penalty`

extralegal
nonlegal adjective not regulated or sanctioned by law; `there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances`

extralinguistic
adjective not included within the realm of language

extramarital sex
free love noun sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another

extramural
adjective carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community; `extramural sports`

extraneous
foreign adjective not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; `water free of extraneous matter`; `foreign particles in milk`

extraneousness
noun unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand

extraordinariness
noun the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered

extraordinary
over-the-top adjective far more than usual or expected; `an extraordinary desire for approval`; `it was an over-the-top experience`