extent
- n the point or degree to which something extends
the extent of the damage
the full extent of the law
to a certain extent she was right - n the distance or area or volume over which something extends
the vast extent of the desert
an orchard of considerable extent
extenuation
- n a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- n to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
exterior door
- n a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
exterminator
- n someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
extern
- n a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there