Express
/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Express
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."
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SYNONYMS
fast trainexplicitplaincrackfast
ANTONYMS
localstopperimplied