Express vs. Fast
Expressadjective
(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
Expressadjective
(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
Expressadjective
Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
Expressadjective
(retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
Expressnoun
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
Expressnoun
A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
Expressnoun
An express rifle.
Expressnoun
(obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
Expressnoun
A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
Expressnoun
An express office.
Expressnoun
That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
Expressnoun
(obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
Expressnoun
(obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.
Expressverb
(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
Expressverb
(transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
Expressverb
(biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
Expressverb
(biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
Expressadjective
Exactly representing; exact.
Expressadjective
Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement.
Expressadjective
of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance designated an express{5}; makiung few or no intermediate stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express elevator.
Expressadjective
Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially.
Expressnoun
A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
Expressnoun
A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels.
Expressnoun
An express office.
Expressnoun
That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
Expressnoun
a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.
Expressverb
To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
Expressverb
To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.
Expressverb
To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
Expressverb
To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; - used reflexively.
Expressverb
To denote; to designate.
Expressverb
To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
Expressverb
to produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene,
Expressnoun
rapid transport of goods
Expressnoun
mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
Expressnoun
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops;
Expressverb
give expression to;
Expressverb
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
Expressverb
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.;
Expressverb
serve as a means for expressing something;
Expressverb
manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait);
Expressverb
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;
Expressverb
send my rapid transport or special messenger service;
Expressadjective
not tacit or implied;
Expressadjective
without unnecessary stops;
Expressadverb
by express;
Fastadjective
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Fastadjective
(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
Fastadjective
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
Fastadjective
Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
Fastadjective
Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
Fastadjective
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
Fastadjective
(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
Fastadjective
(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
Fastadjective
(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
Fastadjective
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
Fastadjective
(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
Fastadverb
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
Fastadverb
(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
Fastadverb
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
Fastadverb
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
Fastadverb
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
Fastnoun
A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
Fastnoun
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
Fastnoun
The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
Fastinterjection
(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
Fastverb
(intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
Fastverb
To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
Fastverb
To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.
Fastnoun
Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
Fastnoun
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
Fastnoun
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.
Fastnoun
That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; - called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.
Fastadjective
Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Fastadjective
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
Fastadjective
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
Fastadjective
Tenacious; retentive.
Fastadjective
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
Fastadjective
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
Fastadjective
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
Fastadjective
In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.
Fastadverb
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
Fastadverb
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
Fastnoun
abstaining from food
Fastverb
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;
Fastverb
abstain from eating;
Fastadjective
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly;
Fastadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;
Fastadjective
at a rapid tempo;
Fastadjective
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;
Fastadjective
firmly fastened or secured against opening;
Fastadjective
resistant to destruction or fading;
Fastadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality;
Fastadjective
hurried and brief;
Fastadjective
securely fixed in place;
Fastadjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
Fastadverb
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form);
Fastadverb
firmly or tightly;
