Definition of extrano
1. extra [ a ] further or added
Examples:
"called for additional troops"
"need extra help"
"an extra pair of shoes"
"I have no other shoes"
"there are other possibilities"
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
The statistics hardly indicated that the Pirates needed extra batting practice , but Murtaugh also turned his men loose at Busch_Stadium yesterday .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
The spaciousness of the Tudor cooking areas , for_example , will provide needed space for the extra television_sets required by modern butlers , cooks and maids .
(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)
When the larvae hatch , they feed_on the beebread , although they also receive extra honey meals from their mother .
(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)
There was no extra horse so it was left to his comrades who , though numbering in the fifties , had stood around on the hillside nearby without firing a shot during the entire attack .
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
Others carried extra clips for the Browning_Automatic_Rifle , which was in the hands of a little Mexican named Martinez .
Synonyms other extra additional Related Terms added2. extra [ a ] more than is needed, desired, or required
Examples:
"trying to lose excess weight"
"found some extra change"
"another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
"sleeping in the spare room"
"supernumerary ornamentation"
"delete superfluous words"
(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)
The x-ray_diffraction pattern of the material , taken with CuKla radiation , indicated the presence of no extra lines and was in good agreement with the pattern of Douglass .
(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)
If you can possibly avoid it , you do n't hand_out any extra chances .
Synonyms surplus extra excess redundant spare supernumerary superfluous supererogatory Related Terms unnecessary3. extra [ n ] an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
Synonyms extra Related Terms edition4. extra [ a ] (prefix) outside or beyond
Examples:
"`extra'
is a prefix in `an extrauterine pregnancy'"
5. extra [ n ] a minor actor in crowd scenes
Synonyms spear_carrier extra supernumerary Related Terms actor6. extra [ r ] unusually or exceptionally
Examples:
"an extra fast car"
7. extra [ a ] added to a regular schedule
Examples:
"a special holiday flight"
"put on special buses for the big game"
8. extra [ n ] something additional of the same kind
Examples:
he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
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