Dictionary entry details
• EXPRESS (noun)
Meaning:
Rapid transport of goods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
express; expressage
Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):
shipping; transport; transportation (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)
Meaning:
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
express mail; express
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)
Meaning:
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
limited; express
Context example:
he caught the express to New York
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)
• EXPRESS (adjective)
Meaning:
Not tacit or implied
Context example:
her express wish
Similar:
explicit; expressed (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication)
Meaning:
Without unnecessary stops
Context examples:
an express train / an express shipment
Similar:
fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly)
• EXPRESS (verb)
Meaning:
Give expression to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
evince; express; show
Context example:
She showed her disappointment
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
convey; impart (make known; pass on, of information)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
articulate; formulate; give voice; phrase; word (put into words or an expression)
accent; accentuate; emphasise; emphasize; punctuate; stress (to stress, single out as important)
menace (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture)
beam (express with a beaming face or smile)
smile (express with a smile)
give vent; vent; ventilate (give expression or utterance to)
exude (make apparent by one's mood or behaviour)
give (manifest or show)
sneer (express through a scornful smile)
connote; imply (express or state indirectly)
burst out (give sudden release to an expression)
evoke; paint a picture; suggest (call to mind)
imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
utter; give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize
Context examples:
She expressed her anger / He uttered a curse
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):
pour out (express without restraint)
get off (deliver verbally)
platitudinize (utter platitudes)
say (utter aloud)
represent (serve as a means of expressing something)
say; state; tell (express in words)
pooh-pooh (express contempt about)
hurl; throw (utter with force; utter vehemently)
drop (utter casually)
breathe (utter or tell)
blaspheme; curse; cuss; imprecate; swear (utter obscenities or profanities)
wish (make or express a wish)
call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)
clamor; clamour (utter or proclaim insistently and noisily)
shout out; vociferate (utter in a very loud voice)
marvel (express astonishment or surprise about something)
voice (give voice to)
raise (cause to be heard or known; express or utter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
express; state
Context example:
Can you express this distance in kilometers?
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
Meaning:
Serve as a means for expressing something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
convey; carry; express
Context examples:
The painting of Mary carries motherly love / His voice carried a lot af anger
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
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
Meaning:
Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
Many of the laboratory animals express the trait
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
display; reveal; show (make clear and visible)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
press out; extract; express
Context example:
Italians express coffee rather than filter it
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
Meaning:
Send by rapid transport or special messenger service
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She expressed the letter to Florida
Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):
mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
• EXPRESS (adverb)
Meaning:
By express
Context example:
please send the letter express
