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express
noun
1 express
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system.
synonym: express mail.
Roget 271:
carrier,
porter,
bearer,
tranter†,
conveyer;
cargador†;
express,
expressman;
stevedore,
coolie;
conductor,
locomotive,
motor.
beast,
beast of burden,
cattle,
horse,
nag,
palfrey,
Arab†,
blood horse,
thoroughbred,
galloway†,
charger,
courser,
racer,
hunter,
jument†,
pony,
filly,
colt,
foal,
barb,
roan,
jade,
hack,
bidet,
pad,
cob,
tit,
punch,
roadster,
goer†;
racehorse,
pack horse,
draft horse,
cart horse,
dray horse,
post horse;
ketch;
Shetland pony,
shelty,
sheltie;
garran†,
garron†;
jennet,
genet†,
bayard†,
mare,
stallion,
gelding;
bronco,
broncho†,
cayuse [U.S.];
creature,
critter [U.S.];
cow pony,
mustang,
Narraganset,
waler†;
stud.
Pegasus,
Bucephalus,
Rocinante.
ass,
donkey,
jackass,
mule,
hinny;
sumpter horse,
sumpter mule;
burro,
cuddy†,
ladino [U.S.];
reindeer;
camel,
dromedary,
llama,
elephant;
carrier pigeon.
[object used for carrying]
pallet,
brace,
cart,
dolley;
support
etc.
215;
fork lift.
carriage
etc.
(vehicle)
272;
ship
etc.
273.
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Roget 627:
method,
way,
manner,
wise,
gait,
form,
mode,
fashion,
tone,
guise;
modus operandi,
MO;
procedure
etc.
(line of conduct)
692.
path,
road,
route,
course;
line of way,
line of road;
trajectory,
orbit,
track,
beat,
tack.
steps;
stair,
staircase;
flight of stairs,
ladder,
stile;
perron†.
bridge,
footbridge,
viaduct,
pontoon,
steppingstone,
plank,
gangway;
drawbridge;
pass,
ford,
ferry,
tunnel;
pipe
etc.
260.
door;
gateway
etc.
(opening)
260;
channel,
passage,
avenue,
means of access,
approach,
adit†;
artery,
lane,
loan [Scot.],
alley,
aisle,
lobby,
corridor;
back-door,
back-stairs;
secret passage;
covert way;
vennel†.
roadway,
pathway,
stairway;
express;
thoroughfare;
highway;
turnpike,
freeway,
royal road,
coach road;
broad highway,
King's highway,
Queen's highway;
beaten track,
beaten path;
horse road,
bridle road,
bridle track,
bridle path;
walk,
trottoir†,
footpath,
pavement,
flags,
sidewalk;
crossroad,
byroad,
bypath,
byway;
cut;
short cut
etc.
(mid-course)
628;
carrefour†;
private road,
occupation road;
highways and byways;
railroad,
railway,
tram road,
tramway;
towpath;
causeway;
canal
etc.
(conduit)
350;
street
etc.
(abode)
189;
speedway.
adv..
how;
in what way,
in what manner;
by what mode;
so,
in this way,
after this fashion.
one way or another,
anyhow;
somehow or other
etc.
(instrumentality)
631;
by way of;
via;
in transitu [Lat.]
etc.
270;
on the high road to.
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Dutch: spoedbericht
Polish: expres, ekspres
2 express
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops:
— He caught the express to New York.
synonym: limited.
Dutch: exprestrein, snelbus
3 express
Rapid transport of goods.
synonym: expressage.
Dutch: exprestrein
verb
1 express
Give expression to.
synonyms: evince, show.
Roget 684:
haste,
hasten;
make haste,
make a dash
etc.
n.;
hurry on,
dash on,
whip on,
push on,
press on,
press forward;
hurry,
skurry†,
scuttle along,
barrel along,
bundle on,
dart to and fro,
bustle,
flutter,
scramble;
plunge,
plunge headlong;
dash off;
rush
etc.
(violence)
173;
express.
bestir oneself
etc.
(be active)
682;
lose no time,
lose not a moment,
lose not an instant;
make short work of;
make the best of one's time,
make the best of one's way.
be precipitate
etc.
adj.;
jump at,
be in haste,
be in a hurry
etc.
n.;
have no time,
have not a moment to lose,
have not a moment to spare;
work against time.
quicken
etc.
274;
accelerate,
expedite,
put on,
precipitate,
urge,
whip;
railroad.
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Roget 525:
make manifest,
render manifest
etc.
adj.;
bring forth,
bring forward,
bring to the front,
bring into view;
give notice;
express;
represent,
set forth,
exhibit;
show,
show up;
expose;
produce;
hold up to view,
expose to view;
set before one,
place before one,
lay before one,
one's eyes;
tell to one's face;
trot out,
put through one's paces,
bring to light,
display,
demonstrate,
unroll;
lay open;
draw out,
bring out;
bring out in strong relief;
call into notice,
bring into notice;
hold up the mirror;
wear one's heart upon his sleeve;
show one's face,
show one's colors;
manifest oneself;
speak out;
make no mystery,
make no secret of;
unfurl the flag;
proclaim
etc.
(publish)
531.
indicate
etc.
(direct attention to)
457;
disclose
etc.
529;
elicit
etc.
480.1.
be manifest
etc.
adj.;
appear
etc.
(be visible)
446;
transpire
etc.
(be disclosed)
529;
speak for itself,
stand to reason;
stare one in the face,
rear its head;
give token,
give sign,
give indication of;
tell its own tale
etc.
(intelligible)
518.
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Roget 566:
express,
phrase;
word,
word it;
give words to,
give expression to;
voice;
arrange in words,
clothe in words,
put into words,
express by words;
couch in terms;
find words to express;
speak by the card;
call,
denominate,
designate,
dub.
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Dutch: aantonen, uiten
2 express
3 express
Serve as a means for expressing something.
synonyms: carry, convey.
Roget 516:
mean,
signify,
express;
import,
purport;
convey,
imply,
breathe,
indicate,
bespeak,
bear a sense;
tell of,
speak of;
touch on;
point to,
allude to;
drive at;
involve
etc.
(latency)
526;
declare
etc.
(affirm)
535.
understand by
etc.
(interpret)
522.
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4 express
Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.:
— Can you express this distance in kilometers?.
synonym: state.
Roget 527:
tell;
inform,
inform of;
acquaint,
acquaint with;
impart,
impart to;
make acquaintance with,
apprise,
advise,
enlighten,
awaken;
transmit.
let fall,
mention,
express,
intimate,
represent,
communicate,
make known;
publish
etc.
531;
notify,
signify,
specify,
convey the knowledge of.
let one know,
have one to know;
give one to understand;
give notice;
set before,
lay before,
put before;
point out,
put into one's head;
put one in possession of;
instruct
etc.
(teach)
537;
direct the attention to
etc.
457.
announce,
annunciate;
report,
report progress;
bringword†,
send word,
leave word,
write word;
telegraph,
telephone;
wire;
retail,
render an account;
give an account
etc.
(describe)
594;
state
etc.
(affirm)
535.
[disclose inadvertently or reluctantly]
let slip,
blurt out,
spill the beans,
unburden oneself of,
let off one's chest;
disclose
etc.
529.
show cause;
explain
etc.
(interpret)
522.
hint;
given an inkling of;
give a hint,
drop a hint,
throw out a hint;
insinuate;
allude to,
make allusion to;
glance at;
tip the wink
etc.
(indicate)
550;
suggest,
prompt,
give the cue,
breathe;
whisper,
whisper in the ear.
give a bit of one's mind;
tell one plainly,
tell once for all;
speak volumes.
undeceive†,
unbeguile†;
set right,
correct,
open the eyes of,
disabuse,
disillusion one of.
be informed of
&c.;
know
etc.
490;
learn
etc.
539;
get scent of,
get wind of,
gather from;
awaken to,
open one's eyes to;
become alive,
become awake to;
hear,
overhear,
understand.
come to one's ears,
come to one's knowledge;
reach one's ears.
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5 express
Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait).
6 express
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action:
— Italians express coffee rather than filter it.
synonyms: extract, press out.
Roget 301:
extract,
draw;
take out,
draw out,
pull out,
tear out,
pluck out,
pick out,
get out;
wring from,
wrench;
extort;
root up,
weed up,
grub up,
rake up,
root out,
weed out,
grub out,
rake out;
eradicate;
pull up by the roots,
pluck up by the roots;
averruncate†;
unroot†;
uproot,
pull up,
extirpate,
dredge.
remove;
educe,
elicit;
evolve,
extricate;
eliminate
etc.
(eject)
297;
eviscerate
etc.
297.
express,
squeeze out,
press out.
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7 express
Send by rapid transport or special messenger service.
adjective
1 express
Not tacit or implied.
Roget 620:
intended
etc.
v.;
intentional,
advised,
express,
determinate;
prepense
etc.
611†;
bound for;
intending
etc.
v.;
minded;
bent upon
etc.
(earnest)
604;
at stake;
on the anvil,
on the tapis†;
in view,
in prospect,
in the breast of;
in petto;
teleological
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Roget 535:
asserting
etc.
v.;
declaratory,
predicatory†,
pronunciative†,
affirmative,
soi-disant [Fr.];
positive;
certain
etc.
474;
express,
explicit
etc.
(patent)
525;
absolute,
emphatic,
flat,
broad,
round,
pointed,
marked,
distinct,
decided,
confident,
trenchant,
dogmatic,
definitive,
formal,
solemn,
categorical,
peremptory;
unretracted†;
predicable.
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Roget 525:
manifest,
apparent;
salient,
striking,
demonstrative,
prominent,
in the foreground,
notable,
pronounced.
flagrant;
notorious
etc.
(public)
531;
arrant;
stark staring;
unshaded,
glaring.
defined,
definite.
distinct,
conspicuous
etc.
(visible)
446;
obvious,
evident,
unmistakable,
indubitable,
not to be mistaken,
palpable,
self-evident,
autoptical†;
intelligible
etc.
518.
plain,
clear,
clear as day,
clear as daylight,
clear as noonday;
plain as a pike staff,
plain as the sun at noon-day,
plain as the nose on one's face,
plain as the way to parish church.
explicit,
overt,
patent,
express;
ostensible;
open,
open as day;
naked,
bare,
literal,
downright,
undisguised,
exoteric.
unreserved,
frank,
plain-spoken
etc.
(artless)
703;
candid
(veracious)
543;
barefaced.
manifested
etc.
v.;
disclosed
etc.
529;
capable of being shown,
producible;
inconcealable†,
unconcealable;
no secret.
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Roget 274:
fast,
speedy,
swift,
rapid,
quick,
fleet;
aliped†;
nimble,
agile,
expeditious;
express;
active
etc.
682;
flying,
galloping
etc.
v.;
light footed,
nimble footed;
winged,
eagle winged,
mercurial,
electric,
telegraphic;
light-legged,
light of heel;
swift as an arrow
etc.
n.;
quick as lightning
etc.
n.,
quick as a thought.
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2 express
Without unnecessary stops.
Polish: ekspresowy
adverb
1 express
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interurban, intimate, involve, issue a manifesto, junk mail, lay down, let out, letter, letter carrier, letter post, letters, light of heel, light-footed, lightning express, limited, limn, limpid, lip, litter-bearer, lively, local, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, mail, mail-order selling, mailing list, maintain, make clear, make known, make plain, manifest, manifesto, mark, materialize, mathematical, mean, melt down, mercurial, message, message-bearer, messenger, metro, micrometrically precise, microscopic, milk train, minute, monorail, newspaper post, nice, nimble, nimble-footed, note, noteworthy, noticeable, nuncio, observable, obvious, open-and-shut, out-and-out, outline, outright, paint, palpable, parade, paragraph, parcel post, parliamentary, parliamentary train, particular, passenger train, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, peremptory, perfect, perform, personal, perspicuous, phonate, phrase, picture, pinpoint, plain, plain as day, pneumatogram, point to, porter, portray, positive, post, post day, postboy, posthaste, postrider, pour forth, precipitate, precise, predicate, premeditated, present, press out, private, proclaim, produce, profess, prompt, pronounce, protest, put, put about, put across, put forth, put in words, put it, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rack-and-pinion railroad, railroad train, raise, rapid, rattler, reckless, redcap, refine, refined, registered mail, release, religious, religiously exact, remit, render, represent, respective, reveal, rhetorize, rigid, rigorous, roll out, rolling stock, round, runner, running, rural delivery, rural free delivery, say, scientific, scientifically exact, sea mail, seapost, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, send, send away, send forth, send off, set, set down, set forth, set out, several, severe, shield-bearer, ship, show, show forth, show signs of, shuttle, shuttle train, signalize, signify, simple, singular, sketch, skycap, snappy, soak, solipsistic, sound, spanking, speak, speak for itself, speak out, speak up, speak volumes, special, special delivery, special handling, specific, speedy, spell, spotlight, square, stand for, stand on, state, steep, stevedore, straight, straight-out, straightforward, streamliner, stretcher-bearer, strict, style, submit, subtle, subway, suggest, surface mail, swift, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, tangible, telegram, tell, tend to show, testify, the Water Bearer, throw off, to be seen, token, total, train, translucent, transmit, transparent, transpicuous, transporter, trot out, truck driver, trucker, true, tube, unambiguous, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconfused, underground, undeviating, undoubting, unequivocal, unerring, unfold, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, uttered, vent, ventilate, verbalize, visible, vocalize, voice, voiced, wagoner, water boy, water carrier, wave, way train, well-defined, whisper, whole, winged, without exception, without reserve, word, wring, wring out, write ... show more.
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