extension
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
noun
- An extra period of time allowed for something to be completed or paid.
- The project deadline is Friday, but we can request an extension if needed.
- I asked the bank for an extension on my loan payment.
- The teacher gave us a one-week extension on the homework.
- A part that is added to something to make it longer, larger, or reach further.
- The phone has an extension for the camera lens.
- He attached an extension to the vacuum hose to clean the high corners.
- We bought a table extension so more people could sit at dinner.
- An additional telephone line connected to the main line, often in a different room.
- The office has an extension in the conference room.
- Please call me on extension 42 when you arrive.
- She picked up the extension in the kitchen to join the call.
- The act of straightening a limb or body part.
- Yoga poses often involve the extension of the spine.
- He did arm extensions with light weights at the gym.
- The physical therapist recommended leg extensions to strengthen the knee.
- A program or service offered by a university or organization to reach people outside its main campus or location.
- The agricultural extension office helps local farmers with new techniques.
- She took a photography class through the university extension program.
- Many adults enroll in extension courses to learn new skills.
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