express

Plural: expresses

Noun

• mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
  • "he caught the express to New York"
• rapid transport of goods
• A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
• A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
• a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
• A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
• An express rifle.
• A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
• A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
• An express office.
• That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
• The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
• A specific statement or instruction.

Verb

Verb Forms: expressed, expressing, expresses

• To convey a thought or feeling in words.
• give expression to
• articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
  • "She expressed her anger"
• serve as a means for expressing something
• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
  • "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
• manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
  • "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  • "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
• send by rapid transport or special messenger service
  • "She expressed the letter to Florida"
• To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
• To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
• To translate messenger RNA into protein.
• To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

Adjective Satellite

• not tacit or implied
  • "her express wish"
• without unnecessary stops
  • "an express train"
  • "an express shipment"

Adverb

• by express
  • "please send the letter express"

Adj

• Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
• Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
• Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
• Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

Adv

• Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

Examples

• He used a bingo to express his dominance in the Words With Friends match.
• I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.
• I took the express into town.
• In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.
• McDonald's Express
• Tesco Express
• The train runs express to 96 St.
• This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.
• Words cannot express the love I feel for him.
• Your attention please. Train 4715 is now boarding on track 3, section B. This train is an express. This train does not stop at Foo, Bar, or Fubar stations.

Synonyms

carry, convey, evince, express mail, expressage, extract, give tongue to, limited, press out, show, state, utter, verbalise, verbalize, clear, crack, direct, explicit, express, fast, monosemic, monosemous, outspeak, patent, plain, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

Antonyms

local, implied, stopper

Related Words

expressible, expressibly, expression, expressive, expressively, expressly

Anagrams of express