1. expression - noun
· the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
Synonym(s): look, aspect, facial_expression, face
Hypernym(s): countenance, visage
2. expression - noun
· expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
Synonym(s): manifestation, reflection, reflexion
Hypernym(s): demonstration, demo
3. expression - 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"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
Synonym(s): verbal_expression, verbalism
Hypernym(s): communication, communicating
4. expression - noun
· a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
Hypernym(s): speech, speech_communication, spoken_communication, spoken_language, language, voice_communication, oral_communication
5. expression - noun
· the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
Synonym(s): formulation
Hypernym(s): expressive_style, style
6. expression - noun
· a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Synonym(s): formula
Hypernym(s): mathematical_statement
7. expression - noun
· (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
Hypernym(s): organic_process, biological_process
8. expression - 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"
Synonym(s): construction, grammatical_construction
Hypernym(s): constituent, grammatical_constituent
9. expression - noun
· the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"
Hypernym(s): squeeze, squeezing
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