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sense

Letters that make sense

s, e, n are letters that make 'sense'

Words within sense

sens, sen, en, SE, Se are words within 'sense'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of sense

sensed, senses are words created by adding a letter to 'sense'

sense is a 5 letter word ending with e
sense is a 5 letter word starting with s

9 possible definitions for 'sense'

Sense as "the faculty through which the external world is apprehended"

Under this definition, sense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sentience, sensation, sentiency, sensory faculty have the same meaning as 'sense'

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of faculty, mental faculty, module.

Types of sense

sensibility, modality, sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensory system, sense modality are types of 'sense'.

Derivatives of sense

sensitize, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise, sensorial, sensitise, feel, sense, sensuous, sentient, sensory are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

Sense as "a general conscious awareness"

Under this definition, sense is a noun and has the following properties:

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of consciousness, cognisance, knowingness, awareness, cognizance.

Types of sense

sense of direction, sense of responsibility are types of 'sense'.

Derivatives of sense

sensitize, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise, smell out, sense, sensitise, smell are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"a sense of security", "a sense of happiness", "a sense of danger", "a sense of self"

Sense as "a natural appreciation or ability"

Under this definition, sense is a noun and has the following properties:

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of appreciation, grasp, hold.

Example of sense used within this context

"a keen musical sense", "a good sense of timing"

Sense as "become aware of not through the senses but instinctively"

Under this definition, sense is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

smell out, smell have the same meaning as 'sense'

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of perceive.

Derivatives of sense

sensitive, sense, sensible are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"I sense his hostility", "i smell trouble", "smell out corruption"

Sense as "comprehend"

Under this definition, sense is a verb and has the following properties:

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of understand.

Derivatives of sense

sensitive, gumption, common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense, mother wit are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

Sense as "detect some circumstance or entity automatically"

Under this definition, sense is a verb and has the following properties:

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of notice, discover, observe, find, detect.

Derivatives of sense

sentience, sensation, sense, sensitive, sentiency, sensory faculty are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"This robot can sense the presence of people in the room", "particle detectors sense ionization"

Sense as "perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles"

Under this definition, sense is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

feel has the same meaning as sense

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of comprehend, perceive.

Derivatives of sense

sensor, sensing element, sensible, sense experience, sensitive, tactile property, sentience, sensation, feel, sense, feeling, detector, sensing, perception, sentiency, sensory faculty, esthesis, aesthesis, sense impression, sense datum are derivatives of 'sense'.

Verb groups of sense

feel is a verb group of sense.

Sense as "the meaning of a word or expression, the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted"

Under this definition, sense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

signified has the same meaning as sense

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of import, meaning, significance, signification.

Types of sense

acceptation, word meaning, word sense are types of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"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 as "sound practical judgment"

Under this definition, sense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gumption, common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit have the same meaning as 'sense'

sense as a type

'sense' can be a type of discernment, judgement, judgment, sagacity, sagaciousness.

Types of sense

nous, logic, road sense are types of 'sense'.

Derivatives of sense

commonsense, sense, commonsensible, commonsensical are derivatives of 'sense'.

Example of sense used within this context

"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"