expression
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feelings expressed on a person's face
a sad expression
Types & categories
- countenance hypernym
- leer hyponym
- sparkle hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
expression without words
tears are an expression of grief
Types & categories
- demo hypernym
- lamentation hyponym
- act hyponym
- effusion hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
Sense 3 noun
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
expressions of good will
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
- articulation hyponym
- cold turkey hyponym
- felicitation hyponym
Related & opposite
- utter derivation
Sense 4 noun
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
pardon the expression
Types & categories
- speech communication hypernym
- Beatitude hyponym
- logion hyponym
- calque hyponym
- advice and consent hyponym
- ambiguity hyponym
- euphemism hyponym
- dysphemism hyponym
- shucks hyponym
- tongue twister hyponym
- anatomical reference hyponym
- southernism hyponym
- catchword hyponym
- axiom hyponym
- quip hyponym
- saw hyponym
- idiomatic expression hyponym
- agrapha hyponym
- sumpsimus hyponym
Related & opposite
- say derivation
Sense 5 noun
the style of expressing yourself
he suggested a better formulation
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
- sentimentalism hyponym
- honorific hyponym
- archaism hyponym
- boilerplate hyponym
- colloquialism hyponym
- idiom hyponym
- Americanism hyponym
- Anglicism hyponym
- wording hyponym
Related & opposite
- phrase derivation
Sense 6 noun
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Types & categories
- mathematical statement hypernym
- sentential function hyponym
- primitive hyponym
- exponential expression hyponym
Related & opposite
- formularize derivation
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 7 noun
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 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
Types & categories
- grammatical constituent hypernym
- adjunct hyponym
- clause hyponym
- complement hyponym
- involution hyponym
- phrase hyponym
- predicator hyponym
Related & opposite
- misconstruction antonym
Sense 9 noun
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
the expression of milk from her breast
Types & categories
- squeeze hypernym
Related & opposite
- press out derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | look |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | look |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | appear |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | countenance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sparkle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | demo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lamentation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | effusion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | utter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | articulation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cold turkey |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | felicitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | say |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech communication |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Beatitude |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | logion |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | calque |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | advice and consent |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ambiguity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | euphemism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dysphemism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shucks |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongue twister |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | anatomical reference |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | southernism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | catchword |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | axiom |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | quip |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | saw |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | idiomatic expression |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | agrapha |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sumpsimus |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | phrase |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sentimentalism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | honorific |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | archaism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | boilerplate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | colloquialism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | idiom |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Americanism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Anglicism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wording |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | formularize |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | mathematical statement |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sentential function |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | primitive |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | exponential expression |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | express |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | misconstruction |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | grammatical constituent |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjunct |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | clause |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | complement |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | involution |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | phrase |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | predicator |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | press out |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | squeeze |