eat
eat /ˈiːt/
verb
-
(
)
Take in solid food
(
eat
)
take in solid food
She was eating a banana
She was eating a banana
What did you eat for dinner last night?
What did you eat for dinner last night?
-
()
Eat a meal; take a meal
(
eat
)
eat a meal; take a meal
We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
-
()
Take in food; used of animals only
(
feed
, eat
)
take in food; used of animals only
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
What do whales eat?
What do whales eat?
-
Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
(
eat
, rust
, corrode
)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
The acid corroded the metal
The acid corroded the metal
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
-
Use up (resources or materials)
(
consume
, deplete
, eat
, eat up
, exhaust
, run through
, use up
, wipe out
)
use up (resources or materials)
This car consumes a lot of gas
this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
-
Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
(
eat
, eat on
)
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
What's eating you?
What's eating you?
extension
extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
noun
-
()
A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
(
extension
)
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
They applied for an extension of the loan
they applied for an extension of the loan
-
()
Act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
(
extension
)
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
Extension of the program to all in need
extension of the program to all in need
-
()
The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
(
propagation
, extension
)
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
-
()
Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
(
extension
)
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
-
()
An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
(
extension service
, university extension
, extension
)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
-
An addition that extends a main building
(
annex
, annexe
[British] , extension
, wing
)
an addition that extends a main building
The family decided to build an extension onto the house to give them more space
The family decided to build an extension onto the house to give them more space
-
An addition to the length of something
(
elongation
, extension
)
an addition to the length of something
-
An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
(
extension
, extension phone
, telephone extension
)
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
-
Amount, degree or range to which something extends
(
extension
, lengthiness
, prolongation
)
amount, degree or range to which something extends
The wire has an extension of 50 feet
the wire has an extension of 50 feet
-
The ability to raise the working leg high in the air
(
extension
)
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension
the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension
Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability
good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability
-
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
(
denotation
, extension
, reference
)
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
The extension of satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
the extension of satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
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A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
(
extension
, file name extension
, filename extension
)
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
Most applications provide extensions for the files they create
most applications provide extensions for the files they create
Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS
most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS
