Extinct can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" | ||
| extinct - no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs" | ||
| extinct - being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" | ||
Verb |
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| extinct - To cause to be extinct. |
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| 1. | adj. | An extinct volcano. | |
| 2. | adj. | An extinct species of fish. | |
| 3. | adj. | An extinct royal family. | |
| 4. | adj. | Extinct laws and customs. | |
| 5. | adj. | Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream. | |
| 6. | adj. | Number of species that could be extinct by 2050 if the global-warming trend continues. | |
| 7. | adj. | Dinosaurs are now extinct. | |
| 8. | adj. | Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct. | |
| 9. | adj. | The species will be made extinct by the end of this century. | |
| 10. | adj. | This custom became extinct a long time ago. | |
| 11. | adj. | Butterflies of this species are now extinct. | |
| 12. | adj. | As likely as not, whales will be extinct by the end of this century. | |
| 13. | adj. | Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct. | |
| 14. | adj. | It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct. | |
| 15. | adj. | Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| adj. | |
| An extinct volcano. |
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| An extinct species of fish. |
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| An extinct royal family. |
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| Extinct laws and customs. |
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| Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream. |
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| Number of species that could be extinct by 2050 if the global-warming trend continues. |
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| Dinosaurs are now extinct. | |
| Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct. | |
| The species will be made extinct by the end of this century. | |
| This custom became extinct a long time ago. | |
| Butterflies of this species are now extinct. | |
| As likely as not, whales will be extinct by the end of this century. | |
| Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct. | |
| It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct. | |
| Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. | |