Expression
nnoun.attributethe feelings expressed on a person's faceSynset:aspect face facial expression look
Examples:- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
Derivationally Related Form:look
Hypernyms:countenance visage
Inherited Hypernyms:expressioncountenanceappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:leerlightsparksparkletwinkle
Full Hyponyms:leersparkle
nnoun.communicationexpression without wordsSynset:manifestation reflection reflexion
Examples:- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Derivationally Related Form:manifest
Hypernyms:demo demonstration
Inherited Hypernyms:expressiondemonstrationvisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:actblowupebullitioneffusiongushlamentationmourningoutburst
Full Hyponyms:actacting outcryeffusionexplosionflarelamentation
nnoun.communicationthe communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinionsSynset:verbal expression verbalism
Examples:- expressions of good will
- he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas
- the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
Derivationally Related Form:express
Hypernyms:communicating communication
Inherited Hypernyms:expressioncommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:articulationcold turkeycongratulationfelicitationvoice
Full Hyponyms:articulationcold turkeycongratulation
nnoun.communicationa word or phrase that particular people use in particular situationsSynset:locution saying
Derivationally Related Form:say
Hypernyms:language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication
Inherited Hypernyms:sayingspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Beatitudeadageadvice and consentagraphaambiguityanatomicalanatomical referenceaxiombywordcalquecalque formationcatchworddysphemismepigrameuphemismidiomidiomatic expressionloan translationlogionmaximmottophrasal idiomphraseproverbquipsawset phraseshibbolethshucksslogansouthernismsumpsimustongue twister
Full Hyponyms:advice and consentagraphaambiguityamphibologyanatomical referenceaphorismbeatitudebuscalquecatchphrasedouble entendredysphemismepigrameuphemismgnomeidiomlogionloopholemantramaximmoralismmottomurphy's lawold manparisologyproverbruralismshuckssouthernismsumpsimustongue twisterwar cry
nnoun.communicationthe style of expressing yourselfSynset:formulation
Examples:- he suggested a better formulation
- his manner of expression showed how much he cared
Derivationally Related Form:formulate
Hypernyms:expressive style style
Inherited Hypernyms:formulationexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AmericanismAnglicismBriticismBritishismarchaicismarchaismboilerplatechoice of wordscolloquialismdictionhonorificidiomparlancephraseologyphrasingsentimentalismverbiagewording
Full Hyponyms:americanismanglicismarchaismboilerplatecolloquialismhonorificmot justeparlancesentimentalismtreacleverbalizationwording
nnoun.communicationa group of symbols that make a mathematical statementTopic:mathmathematicsmaths
Synset:formula
Derivationally Related Form:formularize
Hypernyms:mathematical statement
Inherited Hypernyms:formulamathematical statementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:exponential expressionprimitivesentential function
Full Hyponyms:exponential expressionprimitivesentential function
nnoun.process(genetics) the process of expressing a geneTopic:genetic sciencegenetics
Derivationally Related Form:express
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:expressionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unitSynset:construction grammatical construction
Examples:- I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
Antonyms:misconstruction
Hypernyms:constituent grammatical constituent
Inherited Hypernyms:constructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:constructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:adjunctclausecomplementinvolutionphrasepredicator
Full Hyponyms:adjunctcatchphraseclausecomplementcoordinate clauseinvolutionmain clausenonrestrictive clausenoun phraseparenthetical expressionphrasepredicatepredicatorprepositional phrasepronominal phraserelative clauseresponserestrictive clausesubordinate clause
nnoun.actthe act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressingExamples:- the expression of milk from her breast
Derivationally Related Form:express
Hypernyms:squeeze squeezing
Inherited Hypernyms:expressionsqueezecompressionpresspushpropulsionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity