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expression

/ expression /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
"the expression of milk from her breast"
Type of:
squeeze squeezing
Derived:
press out express extract
noun Sense 2
the expression on a person''s face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
"an angry face"
Type of:
countenance visage
Kinds of:
leer sparkle spark light
Derived:
look appear seem
noun Sense 3
expression without words
"tears are an expression of grief"
"the pulse is a reflection of the heart''s condition"
Type of:
demonstration demo
Kinds of:
lamentation mourning laughter act effusion
Derived:
attest certify manifest demonstrate evidence
noun Sense 4
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
"expressions of good will"
"he helped me find expression for my ideas"
Type of:
communication communicating
Kinds of:
articulation voice cold turkey congratulation felicitation
Derived:
express verbalize verbalise utter give tongue to
noun Sense 5
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
Type of:
organic process biological process
Derived:
express
Domain:
genetics genetic science
noun Sense 6
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Type of:
mathematical statement
Kinds of:
sentential function primitive exponential expression
Derived:
formularize formularise
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 7
the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"
"his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
Type of:
expressive style style
Kinds of:
sentimentalism honorific archaism archaicism boilerplate
Derived:
give voice formulate word phrase articulate
noun Sense 8
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
"pardon the expression"
Type of:
speech speech communication spoken communication
Kinds of:
Beatitude logion calque loan translation advice and consent
Derived:
say
noun Sense 9
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
Opposites:
misconstruction
Type of:
constituent grammatical constituent
Kinds of:
adjunct clause complement involution phrase
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
76
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

squeeze squeezing countenance visage leer sparkle spark light demonstration demo lamentation mourning