EXPRESS
/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/
16
Scrabble
17
WWF
E(1) X(8) P(3) R(1) E(1) S(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/
noun
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.“I took the express into town.”
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express rifle.
- A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
adjective
- Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
- Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.“I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.”
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.“In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.”
- (retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.“Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: EXPRESS-O
