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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 expressions
expressions
Taking away the external expressions of the holiday did not take away their joy.
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If you want to go ahead and overreact, his facial expressions say, be his guest.
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Graniel is a little boy with large puppy-dog eyes, big ears and shy expressions.
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There have been 150 expressions of interest from potential stallholders to date.
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The facial expressions underlying premeditated assault are different from anger.
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High-profile expressions of faith by athletes have become routine in pro sports.
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Putnam's work is representational with an admiration of more modern expressions.
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Stereotypically, we sport sensible shoes, tight hair buns and stern expressions.
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This was the bus of acne and deep wrinkles, missing teeth and stern expressions.
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- 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. ...
