Express vs. Local
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;
Localadjective
From or in a nearby location.
Localadjective
Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
Localadjective
Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
Localadjective
(medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
Localadjective
Descended from an indigenous population.
Localnoun
A person who lives near a given place.
Localnoun
A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
Localnoun
(rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
Localnoun
(British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
Localnoun
(programming) A locally scoped identifier.
Localnoun
An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
Localnoun
clipping of local anesthetic
Localadjective
Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
Localnoun
A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
Localnoun
In newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.
Localnoun
A train or bus which stops at all stations along a line, as contrasted with an express, which stops only at certain stations designated as express stops.
Localnoun
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops;
Localnoun
anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
Localadjective
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area;
Localadjective
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood;
Localadjective
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body;
Localadjective
relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood
Localadjective
denoting a telephone call made to a nearby place and charged at a relatively low rate.
Localadjective
denoting a train or bus serving a particular district, with frequent stops
Localadjective
(in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these
Localadjective
denoting a variable or other entity that is only available for use in one part of a program.
Localadjective
denoting a device that can be accessed without the use of a network.
Localnoun
an inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood
Localnoun
a pub convenient to a person's home
Localnoun
a local train or bus service
Localnoun
a local branch of an organization, especially a trade union.
Localnoun
a floor trader who trades on their own account, rather than on behalf of other investors.
