extensive, extended
(adjective) large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; âan extensive Roman settlement in northwest Englandâ; âextended farm landsâ; âsurgeons with extended experienceâ; âthey suffered extensive damageâ
extended
(adjective) beyond the literal or primary sense; ââhot off the pressâ shows an extended sense of âhotââ
extended
(adjective) fully extended or stretched forth; âan extended telescopeâ; âhis extended legs reached almost across the small roomâ; ârefused to accept the extended handâ
elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
(adjective) drawn out or made longer spatially; âPicassoâs elongated Don Quixoteâ; âlengthened skirts are fashionable this yearâ; âthe extended airport runways can accommodate larger planesâ; âa prolonged black line across the pageâ
extended, drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
(adjective) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; âa drawn-out argumentâ; âan extended discussionâ; âa lengthy visit from her mother-in-lawâ; âa prolonged and bitter struggleâ; âprotracted negotiationsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extended
simple past tense and past participle of extend
extended (comparative more extended, superlative most extended)
Longer in length or extension; elongated.
Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
Lasting longer; protracted.
Having a large scope or range; extensive.
(of a typeface) Wider than usual.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extended; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending.] Etym: [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See Trend.]
1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street. Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge'. Locke.
2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.
4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. His helpless hand extend. Dryden.
5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.
7. (Eng. Law)
Definition: To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. Extended letter (Typog.), a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height.
Note: This is extended type.
Syn.
– To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; âthe dispersion of the troopsâ; âthe diffusion of knowledgeâ
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
