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expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | locution, saying |
| Type of | spoken communication, speech, language, voice communication, oral communication, spoken language, speech communication |
| Has types | proverb, adage, advice and consent, agrapha, ambiguity, anatomical, anatomical reference, axiom, beatitude, byword, calque, calque formation, catchword, dysphemism, epigram, euphemism, idiom, idiomatic expression, loan translation, logion, maxim, motto, phrasal idiom, phrase, quip, saw, set phrase, shibboleth, shucks, slogan, southernism, sumpsimus, tongue twister |
pardon the expression.
expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | verbal expression, verbalism |
| Type of | communication, communicating |
| Has types | congratulation, voice, felicitation, articulation, cold turkey |
| Derivation | express |
expressions of good will.
he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas.
expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | formula |
| Type of | mathematical statement |
| Has types | sentential function, primitive, exponential expression |
expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | formulation |
| Type of | expressive style, style |
| Has types | diction, archaism, colloquialism, choice of words, archaicism, anglicism, britishism, parlance, briticism, phraseology, phrasing, boilerplate, americanism, sentimentalism, wording, verbiage, honorific, idiom |
his manner of expression showed how much he cared.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | manifestation, reflection, reflexion |
| Type of | demonstration, demo |
| Has types | lamentation, mourning, blowup, effusion, act, outburst, ebullition, gush |
tears are an expression of grief.
expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | construction, grammatical construction |
| Type of | grammatical constituent, constituent |
| Has types | involution, clause, adjunct, predicator, phrase, complement |
expression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | organic process, biological process |
| Derivation | express |
Examples of expression
expression
To me, cooking is a solid, visceral expression of love for myself and my family.
From the kentucky.com
Fourth, the new Arab world will again be a place of free thought and expression.
From the edition.cnn.com
He's gazing at them with an extraordinary, faintly chilling sidelong expression.
From the telegraph.co.uk
She suffers in the real world, her feelings bigger than any possible expression.
From the post-gazette.com
At this point she dropped the expression and slowly retreated towards the house.
From the newscientist.com
Noting my unconvinced expression, he tries to clarify, but gives up with a sigh.
From the guardian.co.uk
He says it's an expression of people's feelings about the way he's been treated.
From the bbc.co.uk
A horse neighs with what can only feel like an expression of growing impatience.
From the denverpost.com
For a first lady, clothing choices are more than flashes of personal expression.
From the washingtonpost.com
- The feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
- Expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
- The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
- Saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
- Formulation: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
- Formula: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- Expression is an album by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. The title track was Coltrane's last studio recording; the rest of the album was recorded at about the same time as Interstellar Space. "To Be" features Coltrane on flute, the only recording he made on the instrument for an entire track. ...
- Expression crew is a popular South Korean B-boy crew most notable for winning Battle of the Year 2002, making it the first ever Korean troupe to win the title. The crew is famous for its "Marionette" performance, a show it tours around the world performing.
- Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product. These products are often proteins, but in non-protein coding genes such as rRNA genes or tRNA genes, the product is a functional RNA. ...
