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sense
- pronunciation:
- sens
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- make sense
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of five ways to experience your environment. The senses are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing.
Dogs have a very good sense of smell. |
| definition 2: |
the power to reason; judgment.
He has good sense with regard to spending his money. |
| related words: |
instinct, intelligence, knowledge, mind, thought, wisdom |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sensed, senses, sensing |
| definition: |
to feel or experience by means of the senses.
Susan sensed the cold as soon as Rick opened the window.- similar words:
- detect, feel
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| related words: |
hear, taste |
| phrase: |
make sense |
The words sense, cent(s)s, and scent(s)s sound alike but have different meanings.
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absence of certain senses |
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blind, deaf, numb |
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body parts involved with sensing |
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brain, ears, eyes, nerve, nervous system, nose, palate, skin, taste bud, tongue |
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some activities of sensing |
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experience, feel, hear, listen, look, perceive, see, smell, sniff, taste, touch, watch |
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some descriptions of senses |
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beautiful, bitter, bright, cold, creamy, delicious, dull, fishy, foul, fragrant, harsh, hot, icy, loud, luscious, mild, musty, plain, pungent, rank, rough, salty, sharp, shrill, smooth, sour, stale, sticky, strong, sweet, tart, tasteless, ugly, warm |
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some examples of senses |
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hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch |
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some kinds of senses |
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auditory, optical, visual |
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some qualities of senses |
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dim, dull, keen, sensitive, sharp, strong, weak |
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some results of sensing |
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awareness, enjoyment, pain, vision |
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some things that affect someone's senses |
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anesthesia, blindness, common cold, deafness, diet, disease, health, illness, paralysis |
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some things that are sensed |
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aroma, fragrance, matter, odor, pain, phenomenon, pressure, scent, sights, sound, taste, temperature |
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some tools for impaired senses |
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Braille, contact lens, glasses, hearing aid |
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