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EXPRESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rapid transport of goods
Synonyms:
express; expressage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):
shipping; transport; transportation (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)
Derivation:
express (send by rapid transport or special messenger service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Example:
he caught the express to New York
Synonyms:
express; limited
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
Antonym:
local (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops)
Derivation:
express (without unnecessary stops)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
Synonyms:
express; express mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):
mail (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "express"):
pony express (express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860)
Derivation:
express (send by rapid transport or special messenger service)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not tacit or implied
Example:
her express wish
Classified under:
Similar:
explicit; expressed (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Without unnecessary stops
Example:
an express shipment
Classified under:
Similar:
fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly)
Derivation:
express (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they express ... he / she / it expresses
Past simple: expressed
Past participle: expressed
-ing form: expressing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Example:
He uttered a curse
Synonyms:
express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
hurl; throw (utter with force; utter vehemently)
pooh-pooh (express contempt about)
say; state; tell (express in words)
represent (serve as a means of expressing something)
say (utter aloud)
platitudinize (utter platitudes)
get off (deliver verbally)
pour out (express without restraint)
drop (utter with seeming casualness)
breathe (utter or tell)
raise (cause to be heard or known; express or utter)
voice (give voice to)
marvel (express astonishment or surprise about something)
shout out; vociferate (utter in a very loud voice)
clamor; clamour (utter or proclaim insistently and noisily)
call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)
wish (make or express a wish)
blaspheme; curse; cuss; imprecate; swear (utter obscenities or profanities)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
expressible (capable of being expressed)
expression (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions)
expressive (characterized by expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Give expression to
Example:
She showed her disappointment
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
convey ((of information) make known; pass on)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
smile (express with a smile)
beam (express with a beaming face or smile)
menace (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture)
accent; accentuate; emphasise; emphasize; punctuate; stress (to stress, single out as important)
articulate; formulate; give voice; phrase; word (put into words or an expression)
give vent; vent; ventilate (give expression or utterance to)
exude (make apparent by one's mood or behavior)
give (manifest or show)
imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
evoke; paint a picture; suggest (call to mind)
burst out (give sudden release to an expression)
connote; imply (express or state indirectly)
sneer (express through a scornful smile)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
expressible (capable of being expressed)
expressive (characterized by expression)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Send by rapid transport or special messenger service
Example:
She expressed the letter to Florida
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
expressage (rapid transport of goods)
express (mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system)
express (rapid transport of goods)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Serve as a means for expressing something
Example:
His voice carried a lot of anger
Synonyms:
carry; convey; express
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Verb group:
carry; channel; conduct; convey; impart; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
measure; quantify (express as a number or measure or quantity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
expressible (capable of being expressed)
expressive (characterized by expression)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Example:
Can you express this distance in kilometers?
Synonyms:
express; state
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
denote; refer (have as a meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
vote (express a choice or opinion)
vote (express one's choice or preference by vote)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
expressible (capable of being expressed)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Example:
Italians express coffee rather than filter it
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
ream (squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
expression (the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
Example:
Many of the laboratory animals express the trait
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
actualise; actualize; realise; realize; substantiate (make real or concrete; give reality or substance to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
expression ((genetics) the process of expressing a gene)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
By express
Example:
please send the letter express
Classified under:
Context examples:
Caregivers and nurses also expressed high levels of satisfaction with both methods of pain control during IV insertion.
(Better IV Insertion Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
More than two million people replied they would attend and an additional million-and-a-half expressed interest in the event.
(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)
The team identified a number of genes that were expressed at higher levels on the sunward side of the plant during the day, or on the other side at night.
(Sunflowers move from east to west, and back, by the clock, NSF)
“Well, Watson,” said he, “a very pretty hash you have made of it! I rather think you had better come back with me to London by the night express.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Computational methods allowed the researchers to detect patterns between the genes expressed in the retina and a pool of more than 9 million previously identified genetic variants.
(New study about genes linked to age-related macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
She expressed herself most willing, ready, happy to remain.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The researchers next created genetically modified mice whose brains contained a set of neurons expressing both KORD and a CNO-activated DREADD called hM3Dq.
(Controlling Brain Circuits in Mice, NIH)
Mr. Allen expressed himself on the occasion with the reasonable resentment of a sensible friend; and Mrs. Allen thought his expressions quite good enough to be immediately made use of again by herself.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Immunostaining confirmed that the iPSC-derived RPE expressed the gene RPE65, suggesting the lab-made cells had reached a crucial stage of maturity necessary to maintain photoreceptor health.
(Researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of retinal degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
In addition, STING is expressed in the cells lining the blood vessels and the lungs, which would likely explain why these tissues are predominantly affected by the disease.
(Gene linked to rare inflammatory disease in children, NIH)
