extend vs ray

extend is not a noun while ray is a noun.

extend and ray both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extend	No	No	Yes	No
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ray is a hyponym of extend; that is, ray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extend:

extend: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
ray: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

Other hyponyms of extend include come, radiate, go deep, go far, underrun.

extend (noun)	ray (noun)
	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
	any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
	a column of light (as from a beacon)
	a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
	a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
	(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

extend (verb)	ray (verb)
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body	expose to radiation
thrust or extend out	extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
extend in scope or range or area	emit as rays
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
continue or extend
expand the influence of
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
prolong the time allowed for payment of
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
open or straighten out; unbend
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
cause to move at full gallop
offer verbally
make available; provide
span an interval of distance, space or time
reach outward in space
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

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