Dictionary Check: extinct
"extinct" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
adjective
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Example:
"an extinct species of fish"
adjective
(of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive
Example:
"an extinct volcano"
adjective
being out or having grown cold
Example:
"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
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