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SENSE

Definition:

1. [noun] a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
   
   
2. [noun] the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
   Synonyms: signified
   
   
3. [noun] the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
   Synonyms: sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty
   
   
4. [noun] sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
   Synonyms: common good gumption, horse mother wit
   
   
5. [noun] a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
   
   
6. [verb] perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
   Synonyms: feel
   
   
7. [verb] detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
   
   
8. [verb] become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"
   
   
9. [verb] comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
   
   

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Related Words:

• sense of direction
• sense of responsibility
• word meaning, word sense, acceptation
• modality, sense modality, sensory system
• sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility
• logic
• nous
• road sense

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