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Expression

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.

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Narrower term 55

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Adage 76% connected

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.

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Adjunct 76% connected

Conjoined; attending; consequent.

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Ambiguity 76% connected

The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of…

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Americanism 76% connected

Attachment to the United States.

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Anatomical 76% connected

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations.

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Anglicism 76% connected

An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.

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Archaism 76% connected

An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.

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Articulation 76% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Axiom 76% connected

A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer;…

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Beatitude 76% connected

Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.

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Briticism 76% connected

A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.

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Byword 76% connected

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

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Calque 76% connected

See 2d Calk, v. t.

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Catchword 76% connected

Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue.

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Clause 76% connected

A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.

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Colloquialism 76% connected

A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.

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Complement 76% connected

That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

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Congratulation 76% connected

The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.

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Diction 76% connected

Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy…

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Ebullition 76% connected

A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.

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Effusion 76% connected

The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

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Epigram 76% connected

A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witti…

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Euphemism 76% connected

A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild n…

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Felicitation 76% connected

The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

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Gloominess 76% connected

State of being gloomy.

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Gush 76% connected

To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.

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Honorific 76% connected

Conferring honor; tending to honor.

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Hyperbolism 76% connected

The use of hyperbole.

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Idiom 76% connected

The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

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Involution 76% connected

The act of involving or infolding.

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Lamentation 76% connected

The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.

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Leer 76% connected

To learn.

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Light 76% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Maxim 76% connected

An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an…

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Motto 76% connected

A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.

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Mourning 76% connected

of Mourn

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Outburst 76% connected

A bursting forth.

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Parlance 76% connected

Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.

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Phrase 76% connected

A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as,…

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Phraseology 76% connected

Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.

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Phrasing 76% connected

of Phrase

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Primitive 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.

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Proverb 76% connected

An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the…

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Quip 76% connected

A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.

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Saw 76% connected

imp. of See.

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Sentimentalism 76% connected

The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.

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Shibboleth 76% connected

A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, cal…

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Slogan 76% connected

The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry.

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Spark 76% connected

A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

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Sparkle 76% connected

A little spark; a scintillation.

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Twinkle 76% connected

To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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Verbiage 76% connected

The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.

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Voice 76% connected

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quali…

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Wording 76% connected

of Word

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Communicating 76% connected

of Communicate

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Communication 76% connected

The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

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Constituent 76% connected

Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

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Countenance 76% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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Demonstration 76% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Language 76% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Speech 76% connected

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Squeezing 76% connected

of Squeeze

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Style 76% connected

An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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Visage 76% connected

The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.

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Express 74% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Express 74% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Formulate 74% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Formulate 74% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Aspect 92% connected

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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Construction 92% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Formula 92% connected

A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

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Formulation 92% connected

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

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Locution 92% connected

Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

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Look 92% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Manifestation 92% connected

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

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Reflection 92% connected

The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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Reflexion 92% connected

See Reflection.

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Saying 92% connected

of Say

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Verbalism 92% connected

Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.

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