SkyfireDict

sense   (TTS Sound)

The noun sense has 5 senses

• sense -- (a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self")


• sense, signified -- (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")


• sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty -- (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")


• common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit -- (sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away")


• sense -- (a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing")

The verb sense has 4 senses

• feel, sense -- (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")


• sense -- (detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization")


• smell, smell out, sense -- (become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption")


• sense -- (comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter")