Nouns (21)
writing
n. the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
writing
n. (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
EXPRESS
n. a kind of programming language
writing, symbolic representation
n. letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
express, expressage
n. rapid transport of goods
express, express bus
n. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
express, express train
n. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
express, express mail
n. mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
writing, authorship, composition, penning
n. the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
matter, writing, material, written material
n. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
Verbs (16)
state, express
v. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
express, utter, give tongue to
v. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
show, express, evince
v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
express, extract, take out, press out, pull out
v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
Adverbs (13)
past, by
adv. "every hour, a train goes past"
express, by express
adv. by express; "please send the letter express"
aside, away, by, in reserve
adv. "Put aside some money"
aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side
adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"
Adjectives (5)
express
adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
express
adj. without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment"
side, bye, by
adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
Fuzzynyms (202)
word, phrase, formulate, articulate
v. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
declare, state clearly
v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
declare, announce, announce officially
v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
draw, describe, depict
v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
represent, stand for, symbolize, express indirectly
v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
show, exhibit, present, demonstrate
v. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
show, display, reveal
v. make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
display, exhibit, expose
v. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to
v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
show, evidence, prove, testify to, bear witness to
v. provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
signify
v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
refer to, denote, have as a meaning
v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
represent, stand for, symbolize, express indirectly
v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
control, command, have power over, have control over
v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
pilot, navigate
v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
rule, govern, exercise authority over
v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
pluck, tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from
v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
tweeze, pluck with tweezers
v. pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"
derive, infer, deduce, deduct
v. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
obtain, secure, procure
v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly
v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
pluck, plunk
v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
wrench, twist violently
v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
wrench, wring
v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together
v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber
v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
relax, loose, become less tight
v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
free, disengage, make free
v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
unbrace, untie, undo the ties of
v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
pressure, force, coerce
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
mine, get from the earth
v. get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
grab, force away, wrest, pull away
v. pull away
draw, take out, withdraw
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
definite
adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
unambiguous, unequivocal
adj. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
specific
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
knowing, deliberate, intentional, willful, wilful
adj. by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
special, limited
adj. having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"
distinct
adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
exact
adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
certain, some
adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
certain
adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
distinctive, distinguishing, identifying
adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"
individual
adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
accurate
adj. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
precise
adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected
adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
Synonyms (19)
pull, draw, force
v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
press, apply pressure to, apply force to
v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
take, get hold of
v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
declared, stated
adj. declared as fact; explicitly stated
definitive, unequivocal
adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
graphic
adj. describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"
parenthetic, parenthetical
adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"
peripheral
adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"
secondary
adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
supplementary, supplemental
adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"
Antonyms (9)
insert, infix, introduce, enter
v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
shoot, inject
v. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
implicit, unexpressed
adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
local
adj. making all stops on its run: "a local train or bus"
express by writing
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