| extra | | |
| n. (person) | 1. extra, spear carrier, supernumerary | a minor actor in crowd scenes. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| n. (communication) | 2. extra | an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis). |
| ~ edition | an issue of a newspaper.; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. duplicate, extra | something additional of the same kind.; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| adj. | 4. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus | more than is needed, desired, or required.; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" |
| ~ unnecessary, unneeded | not necessary. |
| adj. | 5. extra, special | added to a regular schedule.; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" |
| ~ unscheduled | not scheduled or not on a regular schedule.; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" |
| adj. | 6. additional, extra | further or added.; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes" |
| ~ additive | characterized or produced by addition.; "an additive process" |
| adv. | 7. extra | unusually or exceptionally.; "an extra fast car" |
| addendum | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. addendum, postscript, supplement | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end. |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ back matter, end matter | written matter following the main text of a book. |
| ~ appendix | supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book. |
| ~ continuation, sequel | a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it. |
| adjunct | | |
| n. (object) | 1. adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it. |
| ~ accompaniment, complement | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" |
| ~ inessential, nonessential | anything that is not essential.; "they discarded all their inessentials" |
| n. (person) | 2. adjunct | a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| n. (communication) | 3. adjunct | a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence. |
| ~ grammatical construction, construction, expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" |
| ~ parenthetical, parenthetical expression | an expression in parentheses.; "his writing was full of parentheticals" |
| adj. | 4. accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary | furnishing added support.; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" |
| ~ supportive | furnishing support or assistance.; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
| adj. | 5. adjunct, assistant | of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another. |
| ~ subordinate, low-level | lower in rank or importance. |
| exaggerate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| ~ misinform, mislead | give false or misleading information to. |
| ~ overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on.; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" |
| ~ boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, bluster, gas, tout, swash, blow | show off. |
| ~ aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up | add details to. |
| v. (social) | 2. exaggerate, overdo | do something to an excessive degree.; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups" |
| ~ overpraise | praise excessively. |
| ~ do, make | engage in.; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" |
| ~ oversimplify | simplify to an excessive degree.; "Don't oversimplify the problem" |
| ~ overleap | defeat (oneself) by going too far. |
| surplus | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. excess, nimiety, surplus, surplusage | a quantity much larger than is needed. |
| ~ overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance | a quantity that is more than what is appropriate.; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" |
| pan | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cooking pan, pan | cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel. |
| ~ cooking utensil, cookware | a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking. |
| ~ drip pan, dripping pan | pan for catching drippings under roasting meat. |
| ~ frying pan, frypan, skillet | a pan used for frying foods. |
| ~ omelet pan, omelette pan | pan for cooking omelets. |
| ~ patty-pan | a pan for cooking patties or pasties. |
| ~ roaster | a special cooking pan for roasting. |
| ~ saucepan | a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling. |
| ~ wok | pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking. |
| n. (person) | 2. goat god, pan | (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus. |
| ~ greek mythology | the mythology of the ancient Greeks. |
| ~ greek deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. pan | shallow container made of metal. |
| ~ bain-marie | a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ dishpan | large pan for washing dishes. |
| ~ drip pan | pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste. |
| ~ panhandle | the handle of a pan. |
| ~ pannikin | a small pan or cup (usually of tin). |
| ~ warming pan | a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed. |
| n. (animal) | 4. genus pan, pan | chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids. |
| ~ mammal genus | a genus of mammals. |
| ~ family pongidae, pongidae | usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons. |
| ~ chimp, chimpanzee, pan troglodytes | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests. |
| ~ bonobo, pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee | small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species. |
| v. (motion) | 5. pan | make a sweeping movement.; "The camera panned across the room" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (contact) | 6. pan, pan off, pan out | wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals. |
| ~ wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals). |
| v. (communication) | 7. pan, tear apart, trash | express a totally negative opinion of.; "The critics panned the performance" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| fan | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fan | a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces. |
| ~ cooling system, engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ electric fan, blower | a fan run by an electric motor. |
| ~ exhaust fan | a fan that moves air out of an enclosure. |
| ~ punkah | a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room. |
| n. (person) | 2. fan, rooter, sports fan | an enthusiastic devotee of sports. |
| ~ aficionado | a fan of bull fighting. |
| ~ enthusiast, partizan, partisan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. |
| ~ railbird | a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track. |
| n. (person) | 3. buff, devotee, fan, lover | an ardent follower and admirer. |
| ~ followers, following | a group of followers or enthusiasts. |
| ~ aerophile | a lover of aviation. |
| ~ aficionado | a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer. |
| ~ amorist | one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love. |
| ~ bacchanal, bacchant | a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus. |
| ~ follower | a person who accepts the leadership of another. |
| ~ groupie | an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around). |
| ~ metalhead | a fan of heavy metal music. |
| v. (contact) | 4. fan | strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher). |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ strike out | put out or be put out by a strikeout.; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning" |
| v. (change) | 5. fan | make (an emotion) fiercer.; "fan hatred" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| v. (motion) | 6. fan | agitate the air. |
| ~ winnow | blow on.; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass" |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| v. (contact) | 7. fan, winnow | separate the chaff from by using air currents.; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| loaf | | |
| n. (food) | 1. loaf, loaf of bread | a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating. |
| ~ bread, breadstuff, staff of life | food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked. |
| ~ heel | one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread. |
| ~ french loaf | a loaf of French bread. |
| ~ meat loaf, meatloaf | a baked loaf of ground meat. |
| n. (food) | 2. loaf | a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape.; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese" |
| ~ solid food, food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment.; "food and drink" |
| ~ loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf | a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar. |
| ~ pound cake | rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour. |
| ~ haslet | heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised. |
| ~ headcheese | sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig. |
| ~ lunch meat, luncheon meat | any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold. |
| ~ scrapple | scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying. |
| v. (stative) | 3. arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time | be lazy or idle.; "Her son is just bumming around all day" |
| ~ laze, idle, slug, stagnate | be idle; exist in a changeless situation.; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" |
| v. (stative) | 4. footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry | be about.; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim. |
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