sense

Pronunciation: US [sens] UK [sens]

n.Sense meaning saner judgment
v.Aware; feel; aware; detected
WebSenses mean; see

Synonyms

Antonyms

feel feeling sensation

Definitions in English

n.

1.

a strong feeling or belief about yourself

2.

one of the natural abilities that most people have to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things, known as the five senses; a natural ability or quality that some people have; the ability to behave in an intelligent way and make good decisions

3.

a good reason, or a useful purpose; a reasonable way of talking and behaving

4.

the meaning of a word or phrase; a way of thinking about or understanding something, although there may be other ways

v.

1.

to know about something through a natural ability or feeling, without being told

2.

if a machine senses a change, it notices that it is happening

Other Forms

Idioms

in a sense
make sense

Example Sentences

Those I believe to be the most intriguing (in both senses of the word).
Source: H. Carpenter
An annual competition..designed to promote environmental awareness in the widest sense.
Source: Guardian
Jessup was amiable but I sensed a hardness in his tone.
Source: G. Vidal
No one senses my presence; they walk on by.
Source: M. Amis
Although she could not see..anyone, she could sense another person there with her.
Source: D. Madden

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English word sense can not be rearranged.
Based on sense, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
c - eenss
d - censes
h - sensed
i - sheens
k - sneesh
l - seines
m - skeens
p - skenes
r - lenses
s - lessen
t - mesnes
u - semens
v - spense
All shorter English words within sense :
en ens es eses ess ne nee ness see seen sees sen sene
List all shorter English words in sense.
List all English words English words starting with sense, English words that contain sense or English words ending with sense
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : s se sen sens sense e en ens s se e
Based on sense, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: se en ns se
Find English words starting with sense by next letter
English words starting with sense :
senseful sense senseis sensed sensei senses
English words that contain sense :
missense nonsense senseful subsense sense senseis sensed sensei senses
English words ending with sense :
missense nonsense subsense sense