Express vs. Impress
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;
Impressverb
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
Impressverb
(intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
Impressverb
(transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
Impressverb
(transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
Impressverb
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Impressverb
(figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impressverb
(transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
Impressverb
(transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing.
Impressnoun
An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
Impressnoun
A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
Impressnoun
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
Impressnoun
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Impressnoun
A heraldic device; an impresa.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Impressverb
To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
Impressverb
To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Impressverb
To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impressverb
To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
Impressverb
To be impressed; to rest.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing or making.
Impressnoun
A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
Impressnoun
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Impressnoun
A device. See Impresa.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Impressnoun
the act of coercing someone into government service
Impressverb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
Impressverb
impress positively;
Impressverb
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
Impressverb
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure;
Impressverb
reproduce by printing
Impressverb
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;
Impressverb
dye (fabric) before it is spun
