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Expression and Note

noun

  • The feelings expressed on a person's face.
    • usage: "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
  • Expression without words.
    • usage: "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
  • The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions.
    • usage: "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
  • A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
    • usage: "pardon the expression"
  • The style of expressing yourself.
    • usage: "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
  • A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.
  • Genetics) the process of expressing a gene. (
  • A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.
    • usage: "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
  • The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing.
    • usage: "the expression of milk from her breast"

noun

  • A brief written record.
    • usage: "he made a note of the appointment"
  • A short personal letter.
    • usage: "drop me a line when you get there"
  • A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.
    • usage: "the singer held the note too long"
  • A tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling.
    • usage: "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
  • A characteristic emotional quality.
    • usage: "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
  • A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank. )
    • usage: "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
  • A comment or instruction (usually added. )
    • usage: "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
  • High status importance owing to marked superiority.
    • usage: "a scholar of great eminence"
  • A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time.
    • usage: "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

verb

  • Make mention of.
    • usage: "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
  • Notice or perceive.
    • usage: "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
  • Observe with care or pay close attention to.
    • usage: "Take note of this chemical reaction"
  • Make a written note of.
    • usage: "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"

Note is a general term for any kind of paper or document signed by a borrower which is an acknowledgement of the debt, and is, by inference, a promise to pay. When the note is secured by a mortgage, it is called a mortgage note and the mortgagee is named as the payee.