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How to pronounce extra in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms special
Type Words
Synonyms spear carrier, supernumerary
Type of role player, histrion, player, actor, thespian
Type Words
Synonyms additional


need extra help.
an extra pair of shoes.
Type Words
Synonyms excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus


found some extra change lying on the dresser.
extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts.
Type Words
Synonyms duplicate
Type of artefact, artifact


he always carried extras in case of an emergency.
Type Words
Type of edition

Examples of extra

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Some 1,200 extra laborers had been hired to shovel out crosswalks and bus stops.
From the bostonherald.com
Need a little extra warmth under the bicycle or ski helmets on cold winter days?
From the bostonherald.com
Every extra pound puts six to seven times that amount of pressure on your knees.
From the sacbee.com
His thumb injury forced him to alter his grip to produce draws for extra length.
From the usatoday.com
The fresh snow culls extra courage from athletes who fly down the ragged steeps.
From the denverpost.com
Use mono-unsaturated oils like extra virgin olive oil and canola oil moderately.
From the dailynews.com
If the chili becomes too thick, add extra broth or water to desired consistency.
From the sacbee.com
Branstad will ask for extra money for this year to prevent big cuts in capacity.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Are they using substandard ingredients and charging extra for anything of value?
From the omaha.com
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  • Excess: 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 ...
  • Supernumerary: a minor actor in crowd scenes
  • Unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"
  • Added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
  • An additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
  • Further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
  • Extra! is a monthly magazine of media criticism published by the media watch group FAIR. First published in 1987, its first full-time editor was Martin A. Lee. Since 1990, it has been edited by Jim Naureckas. ...
  • SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited is a mobile phone operator in Hong Kong. It provides mobile phone service on GSM-900, GSM-1800 and W-CDMA (on the 2100 MHz frequency) with the brand SmarTone. ...
  • A background actor, previously called an extra, is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ...