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sense
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- pronunciation:
- sens
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of five ways to perceive, namely touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing.
As one ages, one's sense of hearing often weakens. |
| definition 2: |
the function of any of these senses.
She felt a sense of tingling in her fingers.- synonyms:
- perception, sensation
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| definition 3: |
ability to reason; judgment.
A man with good sense would never act so imprudently.- synonyms:
- reason
- antonyms:
- folly, stupidity
- similar words:
- feeling
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| definition 4: |
a particular ability to perceive or judge.
She had no sense of what other people expected of her.He and I have a similar sense of humor.- synonyms:
- perception
- similar words:
- eye
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| definition 5: |
(usu. pl.) the ability to think normally and clearly.
She thought he'd lost his senses when he quit his job and bought an old wreck of a boat. |
| definition 6: |
a general or vague impression.
I had no more than a sense of what he must have been feeling.- synonyms:
- feeling
- similar words:
- impression, tone
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| definition 7: |
meaning, as of a word, phrase, or passage.
Which sense of "letter" do you mean--a letter of the alphabet, or a letter you write to a friend?- synonyms:
- meaning
- similar words:
- definition, point, tenor
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| definition 8: |
merit or purpose; point.
There's no sense in waking him now; let him sleep.- synonyms:
- point, purpose
- similar words:
- significance
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| definition 9: |
something logical, sensible, or reasonable.
Your argument simply doesn't make sense.Now you're finally talking sense. |
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apprehension, comprehension, connotation, discretion, drift, feel, gist, head, image, import, instinct, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, mind, perception, purport, thought, understanding, wisdom, wit |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
senses, sensing, sensed |
| definition 1: |
to perceive by means of the senses.
She immediately sensed the cold when she entered the room.He was not a believer in the seance, and yet he sensed the table move as the medium spoke.- synonyms:
- perceive
- similar words:
- detect, discern, feel, take
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| definition 2: |
to understand.
From the tone of her voice, he sensed that she wanted to be alone.The dog can sense when its master is upset.- synonyms:
- perceive
- similar words:
- appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, discern, get, grasp, note, realize, see, understand
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| definition 3: |
to perceive without having obvious evidence; exercise intuition.
Although I was silent, she quickly sensed my distress.He sensed her drifting away from him.She always senses it when other people are not really understanding what she's saying.- synonyms:
- apprehend, intuit
- similar words:
- divine, guess, smell
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| related words: |
catch, fathom, hear, taste |
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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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