Definition of expression

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Expression (n.) 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..

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Greeting :: Greeting (n.) Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.
Eh :: Eh (interj.) An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.
Harp :: Harp (v. t.) To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A contorted expression, as of the face..
Euphemize :: Euphemize (v. t. & i.) To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions..
Leer :: Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion..
Suffrage :: Suffrage (n.) A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote..
Idiomatical :: Idiomatical (a.) Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase..
Englishism :: Englishism (n.) A form of expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in England; an Anglicism.
Groan :: Groan (n.) A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans..
Vent :: Vent (n.) Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Utterance :: Utterance (n.) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc..
Hebraism :: Hebraism (n.) A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language.
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.
Observation :: Observation (n.) Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6..
Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value..
Pathos :: Pathos (n.) That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry..
Tell :: Tell (v. i.) To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells..
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