expression

noun

1. the feelings expressed on a person's face"a sad expression"
2. expression without words"tears are an expression of grief"
3. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions"expressions of good will"
4. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations"pardon the expression"
5. the style of expressing yourself"he suggested a better formulation"
6. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
7. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
8. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
9. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing"the expression of milk from her breast"