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extension vs spread

spread vs extension

extension and spread both are nouns.

extension is not an adjective while spread is an adjective.

extension is not a verb while spread is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extension Yes No No No
spread Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, spread is a hyponym of extension; that is, spread is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extension:
  • extension: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
  • spread: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
Other hyponyms of extension include spreading, stretch.
extension (noun) spread (noun)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb decorative cover for a bed
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
an addition that extends a main building a haphazard distribution in all directions
an addition to the length of something the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
amount or degree or range to which something extends two facing pages of a book or other publication
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
extension (adjective) spread (adjective)
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
fully extended in width
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
extension (verb) spread (verb)
cause to become widely known
become widely known and passed on
distribute or disperse widely
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
become distributed or widespread
cover by spreading something over
distribute over a surface in a layer
strew or distribute over an area
move outward
spread across or over
Difference between extension and spread

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