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Express   /ɪksprˈɛs/   Listen
Express

verb
(past & past part. expressed; pres. part. expressing)
1.
Give expression to.  Synonyms: evince, show.
2.
Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.  Synonyms: give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize.  "He uttered a curse"
3.
Serve as a means for expressing something.  Synonyms: carry, convey.  "His voice carried a lot of anger"
4.
Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc..  Synonym: state.
5.
Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait).
6.
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.  Synonyms: extract, press out.
7.
Send by rapid transport or special messenger service.
noun
1.
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system.  Synonym: express mail.
2.
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops.  Synonym: limited.  Antonym: local.
3.
Rapid transport of goods.  Synonym: expressage.
adjective
1.
Not tacit or implied.
2.
Without unnecessary stops.  "An express shipment"
adverb
1.
By express.



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"Express" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Merchants' address contained the following passage: 'Allow me to express the satisfaction which it gives me to find that you specify the benefits that are likely to accrue to the inhabitants of these countries themselves, as among the most important of the results to be expected from our recent treaties with China and Japan. ...
— Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin • James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
... van, may be supposed to have had his memories, too. He did not express them. He was using expedition, and he sent back orders. "Press forward, men! Press forward." He rode quietly, forage cap pulled low; or, standing with Little Sorrel on some wayside knoll, he watched ...
— The Long Roll • Mary Johnston
... card-playing people; and it is impossible to describe how wicked that house appeared to John. He almost expected to see its shingles stand on end. In the old New England one could not in any other way so express his contempt of all holy and orderly life as ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner
... from his allies in conquering the other. Masinissa's patrons proved to be the strongest, and at the end of the second Punic war, when the conditions of peace were made, Masinissa's dominions were enlarged, and the undisturbed possession of them confirmed to him, the Carthaginians being bound by express stipulations not to molest ...
— Hannibal - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott
... a highly imperfect row of lower teeth seeming to jut out, and her voice wavy with brogue and vibrant to express all ...
— Humoresque - A Laugh On Life With A Tear Behind It • Fannie Hurst


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