SENSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • sound practical judgment
   Synonym(s)
   • common sense (what does common sense mean?)
   • good sense (what does good sense mean?)
   • gumption (what does gumption mean?)
   • horse sense (what does horse sense mean?)
   • mother wit (what does mother wit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I can”t see the sense in doing it now
   • he hasn”t got the sense God gave little green apples
   • fortunately she had the good sense to run away
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sagacity (what does sagacity mean?)
   • sagaciousness (what does sagaciousness mean?)
   • judgment (what does judgment mean?)
   • judgement (what does judgement mean?)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • logic (what does logic mean?)
   • nous (what does nous mean?)
   • road sense (what does road sense mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
   Synonym(s)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sensory faculty (what does sensory faculty mean?)
   • sentience (what does sentience mean?)
   • sentiency (what does sentiency mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • faculty (what does faculty mean?)
   • mental faculty (what does mental faculty mean?)
   • module (what does module mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • modality (what does modality mean?)
   • sense modality (what does sense modality mean?)
   • sensory system (what does sensory system mean?)
   • sensitivity (what does sensitivity mean?)
   • sensitiveness (what does sensitiveness mean?)
   • sensibility (what does sensibility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sensitize (what does sensitize mean?)
   • sensitise (what does sensitise mean?)
   • sensify (what does sensify mean?)
   • sensibilize (what does sensibilize mean?)
   • sensibilise (what does sensibilise mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a general conscious awareness
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sense of security
   • a sense of happiness
   • a sense of danger
   • a sense of self
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • awareness (what does awareness mean?)
   • consciousness (what does consciousness mean?)
   • cognizance (what does cognizance mean?)
   • cognisance (what does cognisance mean?)
   • knowingness (what does knowingness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sense of direction (what does sense of direction mean?)
   • sense of responsibility (what does sense of responsibility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sensitize (what does sensitize mean?)
   • sensitise (what does sensitise mean?)
   • sensify (what does sensify mean?)
   • sensibilize (what does sensibilize mean?)
   • sensibilise (what does sensibilise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a natural appreciation or ability
   Usage Example(s)
   • a keen musical sense
   • a good sense of timing
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appreciation (what does appreciation mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the meaning of a word or expression
   • the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
   Synonym(s)
   • signified (what does signified mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the dictionary gave several senses for the word
   • in the best sense charity is really a duty
   • the signifier is linked to the signified
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • meaning (what does meaning mean?)
   • significance (what does significance mean?)
   • signification (what does signification mean?)
   • import (what does import mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • word meaning (what does word meaning mean?)
   • word sense (what does word sense mean?)
   • acceptation (what does acceptation mean?)

SENSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • comprehend
   Usage Example(s)
   • I sensed the real meaning of his letter
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • understand (what does understand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • common sense (what does common sense mean?)
   • good sense (what does good sense mean?)
   • gumption (what does gumption mean?)
   • horse sense (what does horse sense mean?)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • mother wit (what does mother wit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
   Usage Example(s)
   • I sense his hostility
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
3. Meaning
   • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
   Synonym(s)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sentience (what does sentience mean?)
   • sentiency (what does sentiency mean?)
   • sensory faculty (what does sensory faculty mean?)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sentience (what does sentience mean?)
   • sentiency (what does sentiency mean?)
   • sensory faculty (what does sensory faculty mean?)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sense experience (what does sense experience mean?)
   • sense impression (what does sense impression mean?)
   • sense datum (what does sense datum mean?)
   • detector (what does detector mean?)
   • sensor (what does sensor mean?)
   • sensing element (what does sensing element mean?)
   • sensing (what does sensing mean?)
   • perception (what does perception mean?)
   • tactile property (what does tactile property mean?)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • feeling (what does feeling mean?)
4. Meaning
   • detect some circumstance or entity automatically
   Usage Example(s)
   • This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
   • particle detectors sense ionization
   Hypernyms(s) sense is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • detect (what does detect mean?)
   • observe (what does observe mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • notice (what does notice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sentience (what does sentience mean?)
   • sentiency (what does sentiency mean?)
   • sensory faculty (what does sensory faculty mean?)