Main entry: sense, good sense, horse sense, gumption, mother wit, common sense
Definition: sound practical judgment
Usage: 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
Main entry: sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency
Definition: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
Usage: in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
Main entry: sense
Definition: a general conscious awareness
Usage: a sense of security; a sense of happiness; a sense of danger; a sense of self
Main entry: sense
Definition: a natural appreciation or ability
Usage: a keen musical sense; a good sense of timing
Definition: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
Usage: the dictionary gave several senses for the word; in the best sense charity is really a duty; the signifier is linked to the signified
Main entry: sense
Definition: comprehend
Usage: I sensed the real meaning of his letter
Main entry: sense, smell, smell out
Definition: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Usage: I sense his hostility; i smell trouble; smell out corruption
Definition: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Usage: 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
Main entry: sense
Definition: detect some circumstance or entity automatically
Usage: This robot can sense the presence of people in the room; particle detectors sense ionization