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ray vs extend

extend vs ray

ray is a noun but extend is not a noun.

ray and extend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ray Yes No Yes No
extend No No Yes No
As verbs, extend is a hypernym of ray; that is, extend is a word with a broader meaning than ray:
  • ray: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
  • extend: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Other hypernyms of ray include go, lead, pass, run.
ray (noun) extend (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
ray (verb) extend (verb)
expose to radiation extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center thrust or extend out
emit as rays extend in scope or range or area
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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