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expressing
     1. v. present participle of express
     2. adj. (biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid
     express
          1. adj. (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
          2. adj. (comparable) 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.
                This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.
          3. adj. 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.
          4. adj. (retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
                The Pizza Hut inside Target isn't a full one: it's a Pizza Hut Express.
                Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.
                The mall's selection of cell phone carriers includes a full AT&T store and a T-Mobile express.
          5. n. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
                I took the express into town.
          6. n. A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
          7. n. An express rifle.
          8. n. (obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
          9. n. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
          10. n. An express office.
          11. n. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
          12. v. To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
                Words cannot express the love I feel for him.
          13. v. To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
          14. v. (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
          15. v. (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
          16. n. (obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
          17. n. (obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.
mild
     1. adj. Gentle and not easily angered.
           a mild man
     2. adj. (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
           He received a mild sentence.
     3. adj. Not overly felt or seriously intended.
     4. adj. (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
     5. adj. (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
           a mild day
           mild weather
     6. adj. (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
           a mild anaesthetic
     7. adj. (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
           a mild curry
     8. n. (British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
emotion
     1. n. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
     2. n. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.
such
     1. det. (demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
           I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.  Such is life.
     2. det. (particularly used in formal documents) Any.
           the above address or at such other address as may notify
     3. det. Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of.
           The party was such a bore.
     4. det. (obsolete) A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
     5. pron. A person, a thing, people or things like the one or ones already mentioned.
     6. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is similar to something else.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
exasperation
     1. n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
     2. n. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
frustration
     1. n. The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered
     2. n. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated
     3. n. A thing that frustrates
     4. n. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular
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