Loading earlier words…
Extispicious

Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication.

Extol

To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

Extoller

One who extols; one who praises.

Extortion

The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.

Extortioner

One who practices extortion; an extortionist.

Extra

Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; esp., an added charge or fee, or something for which an additional charge is made; as, at some hotels air conditioning is an extra.

Extra-ocular

Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antenn/ of certain insects.

Extrabranchial

Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes.

Extracapsular

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

extracellular

located or occurring outside of a living cell or cells; as, extracellular fluid. Opposite of intracellular.

Extract

That which is extracted or drawn out.

Extractiform

Having the form, appearance, or nature, of an extract.

Extraction

The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.

Extractor

One who, or that which, extracts A forceps or instrument for extracting substances. A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.

Extraditable

Subject, or liable, to extradition, as a fugitive from justice.

Extradite

To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. See Extradition.

Extradition

The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.

Extrados

The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados.

Extradotal

Forming no part of the dowry; as, extradotal property.

Extrafoliaceous

Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles.

Extrajudicial

Out of or beyond the power authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction; not valid as a part of a judicial proceeding; as, extrajudicial oaths, judgments, etc., are null and void.

Extralimitary

Being beyond the limit or bounds; as, extraliminary land.

Extramural

Outside of the walls, as of a fortified or walled city.

Extraneity

State of being without or beyond a thing; foreignness.

Extraneous

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.

Extraordinary

That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.

Extraprofessional

Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.

Extraprovincial

Not within of pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction.

extrasensory perception

the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses.

Extrastapedial

Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes. The extrastapedial part of columella.

extraterrestrial

a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an extraterrestrial?.

Extraterritorial

Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial.

Extraterritoriality

The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation.

Extravagance

A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.

Extravagantly

In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.

Extravagantness

The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.

Extravaganza

A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.

Extravasate

To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc.

Extravasation

The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.

Extravascular

Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.

Extraversion

The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out.

Extreme

The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

Extremely

In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.

Extremist

A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.

Extremity

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

extremum

the point located farthest from the middle of something.

Extricate

To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.

extricated

freed from an entanglement or difficulty.

Extrication

The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

Extrinsic

Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.

Extroitive

Seeking or going out after external objects.

Extrorse

Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.

extroversion

The condition of being turned wrong side out; as, extroversion of the bladder.

extrovert

A person who is extroverted; a person who is marked by an interest in others or concerned primarily with external reality. Contrasted with introvert.

extrovertive extroverted

directed outward; marked by an interest in other people or concerned primarily with external reality.

Extrude

To thrust out; to force, press, or push out; to expel; to drive off or away.

Extrusion

The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.

Extrusive

Forced out at the surface; as, extrusive rocks; -- contrasted with intrusive.

Exuberance

The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.

Exuberant

Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage.

Exuberate

To abound; to be in great abundance.

Exudate

A product of exudation; an exuded substance.

Exudation

The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.

Exude

To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.

Exulceratory

Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.

Loading more words…