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sense
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- pronunciation:
- sens
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A sense is a way your body and brain get information about the world outside your body. Human beings have five senses. They are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing.
My dog's sense of hearing is much better than mine. Sometimes I know he's listening to something, but I can't hear anything.Sometimes when you have a bad cold, you lose your sense of smell. |
| definition 2: |
Sense has another meaning too. If you have sense, or good sense, you have the ability to think well and make good decisions.
Jasmine's little sister doesn't have much sense about crossing streets. She doesn't know that she has to look both ways before going across. |
| definition 3: |
If there is no sense in doing something, it means there is no good reason to do it.
My mom says there is no sense in having the TV on if nobody is watching it.- synonyms:
- point, purpose
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| definition 4: |
When something does not make sense, you can't understand it, or the idea seems wrong. If somebody says that a fish is a kind of dog, it doesn't make sense. If you brush your teeth before you eat candy, it doesn't make sense.
Sometimes my little sister says things that don't make sense. Yesterday she said her feet had fingers! |
| related words: |
image, mind |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
senses, sensing, sensed |
| definition: |
When you sense something, you know it is there and you can tell by using one or more of your senses.
Kiyana sensed the cold air as soon as Martin opened the door.- similar words:
- feel
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| related words: |
hear, taste |
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 |
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body parts involved with sensing |
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brain, ears, eyes, 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, harsh, hot, loud, mild, plain, rough, salty, sharp, smooth, sour, 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 qualities of senses |
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sharp, strong |
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some results of sensing |
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pain |
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some things that affect someone's senses |
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blindness, deafness, disease, health |
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some things that are sensed |
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matter, pain, pressure, sights, sound, temperature |
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