expression

Noun

1. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
   • There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to...
2. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
3. A colloquialism or idiom.
   • The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
4. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
   • They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
   • The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
   • Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
5. An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
6. The process of translating a gene into a protein.
7. A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
8. A specific blend of whisky.
9. The act of pressing or squeezing out.
   • expression from a gland
   • Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.
   • However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.
10. The tone of voice or sound in music.
11. Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
    • The number of children who could read with expression would be very small ; ... - 1849, Great Britain. Committee on Education, Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education; with appendices. 1847-8-9. England and...
    • I cannot say that all read with expression. Indeed , this power is hardly to be expected in young children . And though “ to read with expression ... - 1864, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Accounts and...
    • 1976, Aline D. Wolf, Tutoring is Caring: You Can Help Someone to Read, Parent Child Press Perhaps when you were learning to read , you were asked to stand and " read with expression " for your classmates