Dictionary Check: extension
"extension" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
noun
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
Example:
"they applied for an extension of the loan"
noun
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
Example:
"extension of the program to all in need"
noun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
noun
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
noun
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
noun
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
Example:
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create"
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