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▸ 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")
▸ noun: a general conscious awareness ("A sense of security")
▸ noun: a natural appreciation or ability ("A keen musical sense")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: sound practical judgment ("I can't see the sense in doing it now")
▸ verb: detect some circumstance or entity automatically ("This robot can sense the presence of people in the room")
▸ verb: comprehend ("I sensed the real meaning of his letter")
▸ verb: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively ("I sense his hostility")
▸ verb: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
▸ Also see sensing
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▸ 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")
▸ noun: a general conscious awareness ("A sense of security")
▸ noun: a natural appreciation or ability ("A keen musical sense")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: sound practical judgment ("I can't see the sense in doing it now")
▸ verb: detect some circumstance or entity automatically ("This robot can sense the presence of people in the room")
▸ verb: comprehend ("I sensed the real meaning of his letter")
▸ verb: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively ("I sense his hostility")
▸ verb: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
▸ Also see sensing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sense
▸ Usage examples for sense
▸ Idioms related to sense (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sense
▸ Words that often appear near sense
▸ Rhymes of sense
▸ Invented words related to sense