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sense
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- 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: |
senses, sensing, sensed |
| 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, nose, skin, tongue |
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some activities of sensing |
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experience, feel, hear, look, see, smell, taste, touch |
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some descriptions of senses |
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beautiful, bitter, bright, cold, delicious, dull, foul, harsh, hot, loud, plain, rough, smooth, sour, stale, sticky, sweet, ugly, warm |
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some examples of senses |
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sight, smell, taste, touch |
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some kinds of senses |
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visual |
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some qualities of senses |
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dull, sharp, strong |
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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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blindness, deafness, diet, disease, health |
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some things that are sensed |
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matter, odor, pain, pressure, sights, sound, taste, temperature |
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