Extra - Definition

adv 1: unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"
adj 1: 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, extra, redundant, spare,
supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary,
surplus]
2: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put
on special buses for the big game" [syn: extra, special]
3: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra
help"; "an extra pair of shoes" [syn: extra, additional]
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: supernumerary, spear
carrier, extra]
2: an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a
crisis)
3: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried
extras in case of an emergency" [syn: extra, duplicate]