express
noun
- 1
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
“I took the express into town.”
- 2
A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- 3
An express rifle.
- 4
A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
- 5
A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- 6
An express office.
- 7
That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
- 2
Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
“I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.”
- 3
Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
“In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.”
- 4
(retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
“Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.”
Antonyms
noun
- 1
The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
- 2
A specific statement or instruction.
verb
- 1
To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
“Words cannot express the love I feel for him.”
- 2
To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
- 3
To translate messenger RNA into protein.
- 4
To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
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