extra adj
1: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" [syn: other(a), additional]
2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus]
3: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" [syn: special] (noun)
1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: supernumerary, [[spear carrier]]]
2: an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" [syn: duplicate] adv : unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"