SENSE
/sɛn(t)s/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 6
Definition
- verb perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.
— synonyms: feel
- verb detect some circumstance or entity automatically.
- verb become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
— synonyms: smell, smell_out
- verb comprehend.
- noun a general conscious awareness.
- noun the meaning of a word or expression.
— synonyms: signified
- noun the faculty through which the external world is apprehended.
— synonyms: sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory_faculty
- noun sound practical judgment.
— synonyms: common_sense, good_sense, gumption, horse_sense, mother_wit
- noun a natural appreciation or ability.
Examples
- “a sense of security”
- “It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.”
- “You don’t make any sense.”
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