Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
- 3noun
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.
- 4noun
That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
- 5noun
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.
- 6noun
The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs.
- 7noun
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
"the expression of milk from her breast"
- 8noun
the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
- 9noun
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"
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- 10noun
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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- 11noun
expression without words
"tears are an expression of grief"
"the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
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- 12noun
the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"
"his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
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- 13noun
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
"expressions of good will"
"he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
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- 14noun
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
"pardon the expression"
- 15noun
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
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