extension vs wait

wait vs extension

extension and wait both are nouns.

extension is not a verb while wait is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extension	Yes	No	No	No
wait	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wait is a hypernym of extension; that is, wait is a word with a broader meaning than extension:

extension: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
wait: time during which some action is awaited

Other hypernyms of extension include delay, hold, postponement, time lag.

extension (noun)	wait (noun)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students	the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb	time during which some action is awaited
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
an addition that extends a main building
an addition to the length of something
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
amount or degree or range to which something extends
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
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 (verb)	wait (verb)
	look forward to the probable occurrence of
	serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
	stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
	wait before acting

Difference between extension and wait

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