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Noun | 1. | ![]() pony express - express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860 mail - the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service |
2. | express - public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York" public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight local - public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York" | |
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Verb | 1. | express - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" sneer - express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" burst out - give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out" imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic give - manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" exude - make apparent by one's mood or behavior; "She exudes great confidence" give vent, vent, ventilate - give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" beam - express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" smile - express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks" |
2. | ![]() blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" clamour, clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" vociferate, shout out - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands" marvel - express astonishment or surprise about something voice - give voice to; "He voiced his concern" raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" breathe - utter or tell; "not breathe a word" drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names" pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" get off - deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time" platitudinize - utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience" say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" pooh-pooh - express contempt about | |
3. | express - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" | |
4. | express - indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" vote - express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" vote - express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket" | |
5. | express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate, realise - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" | |
6. | express - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" | |
7. | express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" | |
Adj. | 1. | express - not tacit or implied; "her express wish" |
2. | express - without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" | |
Adv. | 1. | express - by express; "please send the letter express" |