expressible
Variant of express
transitive verb
- to press out or squeeze out (juice, etc.)
- to get by pressure; elicit by force; extort
- to put into words; represent by language; state
- to make known; reveal; show: his face expressed sorrow
- to show (a genetic trait)
- to picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
- to show by sign; symbolize; signify: the sign + expresses addition
- ☆ to send by express
adjective
- expressed and not implied; explicit: to give express orders
- specific: his express reason for going
- exact: she is the express image of her aunt
- made for or suited to a special purpose: express regulations
- fast, direct, and making few stops: an express train
- characterized by speed or velocity; specif.,
- for fast driving: an express highway
- high-speed: an express bullet
- for high-speed projectiles: an express rifle
- having to do with railway express, pony express, etc.
noun
- Chiefly Brit.
- a special messenger; courier
- a message delivered by such a messenger; dispatch sent swiftly
- an express train, bus, elevator, etc.
- an express rifle
- the pony express
- ☆
- a method or service for transporting goods or sending money or mail rapidly, but at extra cost
- the goods transported or money sent by express
- a business concern operating such a service
- any method or means of swift transmission
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