expression

expression is a 10-letter English word with 15 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
2. noun. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
3. noun. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
4. noun. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
5. noun. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.
6. noun. The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs.
7. noun. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

   "the expression of milk from her breast"

8. noun. the feelings expressed on a person's face

   "a sad expression"

   "a look of triumph"

   Synonyms: aspect, face, look

9. noun. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

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

   Synonyms: construction

10. noun. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

    Synonyms: formula

11. noun. expression without words

    "tears are an expression of grief"

    "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

    Synonyms: manifestation, reflection, reflexion

12. noun. the style of expressing yourself

    "he suggested a better formulation"

    "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

    Synonyms: formulation

13. noun. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions

    "expressions of good will"

    "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"

    Synonyms: verbalism

14. noun. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

    "pardon the expression"

    Synonyms: locution, saying

15. noun. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene

Synonyms

aspect, face, look, construction, formula, manifestation, reflection, reflexion, formulation, verbalism, locution, saying

Common word forms

expressions, expressional, expressionful, expressionable, expressionless

Words from these letters

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