Definitions
1.nounA mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly."I took the express into town."
2.nounA service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
3.nounAn express rifle.
4.nounA clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
5.nounA messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
6.nounAn express office.
7.nounThat which is sent by an express messenger or message.
8.adjectiveMoving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
9.adjectiveSpecific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied."I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me."
10.adjectiveTruly 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."
11.adjective(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."