extra (
http://definr.com/extra)
adj 1: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need
extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no
other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" [syn:
other(a),
additional]
2: 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" [syn:
excess,
redundant,
spare,
supererogatory,
superfluous,
supernumerary,
surplus]
3: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight";
"put on special buses for the big game" [syn:
special]
4: (prefix) outside or beyond; "`extra' is a prefix in `an
extrauterine pregnancy'"
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn:
supernumerary, {spear
carrier}]
2: something additional of the same kind; " he always carried
extras in case of an emergency" [syn:
duplicate]
adv : unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"