extortionist
- n a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
extra dividend
- n a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend
extra innings
- n overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
extra point
- n in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown
extracapsular surgery
- n cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant
extracellular fluid
- n liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
extract
- n a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- n a passage selected from a larger work
- v remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
extract a bad tooth
extract information from the telegram - v get despite difficulties or obstacles
I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions - v deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- v extract by the process of distillation
- v separate (a metal) from an ore
- v obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- v take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- v calculate the root of a number