wait vs extension

extension vs wait

wait and extension both are nouns.

wait is a verb but extension is not a verb.

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

As nouns, extension is a hyponym of wait; that is, extension is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wait:

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

Other hyponyms of wait include moratorium, retardation.

wait (noun)	extension (noun)
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)	an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
time during which some action is awaited	act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
	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

wait (verb)	extension (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 wait and extension

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