Extras - English meaning

noun

A thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive.

Usage examples:

Optional accessories include a battery charger and shoulder strap

adjective

Contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary.

Usage examples:

Functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws

noun

Something added to a machine or to clothing that has a useful or decorative purpose

Usage examples:

Fashion accessory sunglasses are much more than a fashion accessory., she wore a green wool suit wi…

noun

A musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group.

Usage examples:

She sang to a guitar accompaniment

noun

Music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the main tune

Usage examples:

A song with piano accompaniment

noun

Singing or playing with another musician or singer

Usage examples:

The female vocalist sang to the accompaniment of a guitar.

noun

An item of additional material added at the end of a book or other publication.

noun

Extra information added at the end of a report, letter, contract, etc.

Usage examples:

An addendum to sth an addendum to the contract stated that the buyer would be responsible for all t…

noun

Something that has been added to a book, speech, or document

noun

The action or process of adding something to something else.

Usage examples:

The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms

noun

The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers

Usage examples:

[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…

noun

Something extra that is added to something

Usage examples:

An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …

noun

A substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it.

Usage examples:

Many foods contain chemical additives

adjective

Characterized by, relating to, or produced by addition.

Usage examples:

The combination of these factors has an additive effect

noun

Something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it

Usage examples:

Additives keep certain foods fresh., this paint has an additive that keeps mold from growing on it.

noun

A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

Usage examples:

Computer technology is an adjunct to learning

adjective

Connected or added to something.

Usage examples:

Other adjunct therapies include immunotherapy

noun

Something added or connected to something larger or more important

Usage examples:

Canada’s economy is not an adjunct to the us’s but rather is expanding on its own., adjunct profess…

noun

A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

Usage examples:

They treat scotland as a mere appendage of england

noun

A smaller or less important part that is attached to something

Usage examples:

The organism has small, leaflike appendages.

noun

Something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger

Usage examples:

The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own., the organism has sma…

noun

An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.

Usage examples:

The processor comes complete with a blender attachment

noun

An extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine

Usage examples:

This food processor has a special attachment for grinding coffee.

noun

A computer file that is sent together with an email message

Usage examples:

I'll email my report to you as an attachment., i wasn't able to open that attachment.

noun

A sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward for good performance.

Usage examples:

Big christmas bonuses

noun

An extra amount of money given to someone as a reward for work or as encouragement

Usage examples:

The salary was $40,000, plus a bonus., after the heart transplant, every day is a bonus for me.

noun

An amount of money given to an employee in addition to their salary as a reward for working well

Usage examples:

A bonus of €1000/£500, etc. she received a bonus of $15,065, equal to 40% of her salary., earn/get/…

noun

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Usage examples:

His travelling companion

verb

Accompany.

Usage examples:

He is companioned by a pageboy

noun

A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.

Usage examples:

The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

noun

A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.

Usage examples:

Local ales provide the perfect complement to fine food

verb

Contribute extra features to (someone or something) in such a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities.

Usage examples:

A classic blazer complements a look that's smart or casual

verb

To help make something or someone more complete or effective

Usage examples:

She used photographs to complement the text of the news story., this ancient chinese therapy is par…

noun

A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.

Usage examples:

The railway's southern extension

noun

Any of two or more telephones in the same house that share the same number

Usage examples:

We have an extension in our bedroom., a contract extension, i applied for an extension to my visa.,…

noun

An increase in the period of time during which something is effective

Usage examples:

Grant/offer/receive an extension when it failed to meet the deadline, the company was granted an ex…

adjective

Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.

Usage examples:

The peripheral areas of europe

noun

A peripheral device.

Usage examples:

Printers and other peripherals

adjective

Not central or of main importance

Usage examples:

First of all, we had to find out who the thief was – getting the money back was a peripheral issue.

verb

Add (a component or accessory) to something that did not have it when manufactured.

Usage examples:

Motorists who retrofit catalysts to older cars

noun

An act of retrofitting a component or accessory.

Usage examples:

Uninsulated and oddly designed dream houses that are badly in need of a retrofit

verb

To provide a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that the machine or place did not have when it was built

Usage examples:

We're retrofitting these plants with state-of-the-art emission controls., bulldozers, cranes, and o…

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Usage examples:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Usage examples:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…