expression

Plural: expressions

Noun

• the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • "a sad expression"
• expression without words
  • "tears are an expression of grief"
• the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
  • "expressions of good will"
  • "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
• a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  • "pardon the expression"
• the style of expressing yourself
  • "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
• a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
• (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
• a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
• the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
  • "the expression of milk from her breast"
• The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
• A particular way of phrasing an idea.
• A colloquialism or idiom.
• A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
• An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
• The process of translating a gene into a protein.
• A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
• A specific blend of whisky.
• The act of pressing or squeezing out.
• The tone of voice or sound in music.
• Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.

Examples

• Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.
• expression from a gland
• Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
• However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.
• The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
• The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
• They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.

Synonyms

aspect, construction, face, facial expression, formula, formulation, grammatical construction, locution, look, manifestation, reflection, reflexion, saying, verbal expression, verbalism

Antonyms

misconstruction

Related Words

expression pedal