Word

expression, n.
(expressions)
freq. cnt. 69

the feelings expressed on a person's face
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23

aspect expression face facial expression look

sample sentences

"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
"an angry face"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look look look

semantic pointers

hypernym

countenance, visage

hyponym

leer spark, sparkle, light, twinkle

expression without words
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 4

expression manifestation reflection reflexion

sample sentences

"tears are an expression of grief"
"the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

manifest

semantic pointers

hyponym

lamentation, mourning act outburst, effusion, gush, blowup, ebullition

hypernym

demonstration, demo

the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15

expression verbal expression verbalism

sample sentences

"expressions of good will"
"he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
"the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

express

semantic pointers

hypernym

communication, communicating

hyponym

voice, articulation cold turkey congratulation, felicitation

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

expression locution saying

sample sentences

"pardon the expression"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

say

semantic pointers

hyponym

Beatitude logion calque, calque formation, loan translation advice and consent ambiguity euphemism dysphemism shucks tongue twister anatomical, anatomical reference southernism motto, slogan, shibboleth, catchword maxim, axiom epigram, quip proverb, adage, saw, byword idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase agrapha sumpsimus

hypernym

speech, language, spoken language, speech communication, spoken communication, voice communication, oral communication

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

expression formula

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

formularize

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

mathematics, math, maths

hyponym

sentential function primitive exponential expression

hypernym

mathematical statement

the style of expressing yourself
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

expression formulation

sample sentences

"he suggested a better formulation"
"his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

formulate

semantic pointers

hyponym

sentimentalism honorific archaism, archaicism boilerplate colloquialism idiom, parlance Americanism Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism wording, phraseology, diction, phrasing, choice of words, verbiage

hypernym

style, expressive style

the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
<noun.act>

expression

sample sentences

"the expression of milk from her breast"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

express

semantic pointers

hypernym

squeeze, squeezing

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

construction expression grammatical construction

sample sentences

"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"

lexical pointers

antonym

misconstruction

semantic pointers

hyponym

adjunct clause complement involution phrase predicator

hypernym

constituent, grammatical constituent

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
<noun.process>

expression

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

express

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

genetics, genetic science

hypernym

organic process, biological process