English to English
expression
(/I/k'spr/E//S//@/n
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noun (n)
- the feelings expressed on a person's face(noun.attribute)Example:
A sad expression.
source: wordnet30 - expression without words(noun.communication)Example:
Tears are an expression of grief.
source: wordnet30 - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions(noun.communication)Example:
Expressions of good will.
He helped me find verbal expression for my ideas.
source: wordnet30 - the style of expressing yourself(noun.communication)Example:
His manner of expression showed how much he cared.
source: wordnet30 - a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (genetics) the process of expressing a gene(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing(noun.act)Example:
The expression of milk from her breast.
source: wordnet30 - The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.(noun)source: webster1913