Qualities
Synonyms for extension
The synonym for extension recorded in this bank is prolongation, in the sense "amount or degree or range to which something extends". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for extension
- prolongationnoun, in the sense "amount or degree or range to which something extends"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day extension is audited in a second meaning.
amount or degree or range to which something extends
The wire has an extension of 50 feet.
The true synonym
prolongation
Same sentence, swapped: The wire has an prolongation of 50 feet.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- reference
- wing
- impact
Where extension turns up in the game
extension is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where extension is the trap
- coursenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is class, in the sense "education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings", and extension is on the board beside it.
- referencenoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is consultation, in the sense "the act of referring or consulting", and extension is one of the three tiles that lose.
- wingnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is fender, in the sense "a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud", and extension is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play extension
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so extension reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company extension keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. extension carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.