express
/ɪkˈspɹɛs/ noun A2- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them. · I took the express into town.
- a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express rifle.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- An express office.
- That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
Plural expresses
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“Why, I made a vocabulary of the words I knew; turned, returned, and arranged them, so as to enable me to express my thoughts through their medium.
“When you search a single column for words with which to express your meaning, you can hardly expect to get everything you want.
The Stag, congratulating himself on his safety, began to express his sincere thanks to the Oxen who had kindly helped him in the hour of need.
“Is it possible the king could have condescended so far as to express himself so favorably of me?” asked the enraptured Villefort.
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