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Word: Sense
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century
sɛns
a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch
Short Definition:faculty by which body perceives external stimulus
Examples:- the bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk
a feeling that something is the case
Short Definition:feeling that something is case
Examples:- she had the sense of being a political outsider
- you can improve your general health and sense of well-being
a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems
Short Definition:sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems
Examples:- he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings
a way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning
Short Definition:way in which expression or situation can be interpreted
Examples:- it is not clear which sense of the word ‘characters’ is intended in this passage
a property (e.g. direction of motion) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other
Short Definition:property
Examples:- the cord does not become straight, but forms a length of helix in the opposite sense
Word: Sense
Speech Type: Verb
sɛns
perceive by a sense or senses
Short Definition:perceive by sense or senses
Examples:- with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days
(of a machine or similar device) detect
Short Definition:detect
Examples:- an optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor
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