Word Meaning

sense definition and meaning

v. t. A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See Muscular sense, under Muscular, and Temperature sense, under Temperature.
v. t. Perception by the sensory organs of the body; sensation; sensibility; feeling.
v. t. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
v. t. Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rational meaning.
v. t. That which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or opinion; judgment; notion; opinion.
v. t. Meaning; import; signification; as, the true sense of words or phrases; the sense of a remark.
v. t. Moral perception or appreciation.
v. t. One of two opposite directions in which a line, surface, or volume, may be supposed to be described by the motion of a point, line, or surface.
v. t. To perceive by the senses; to recognize.

Crossword clues for sense

- Become aware
- Common wisdom
- Detect
- Detect what’s found with sensibility
- ESP, sixth ...
- Faculty
- Feel
- Feel and hear money
- Feeling
- Good judgment
- I hear cents can buy sound judgement, especially the common sort
- It’s common when showing good judgment
- Mental discernment
- Natural wisdom
- Nous
- Perceive
- Perceive intuitively
- Perceive what may be common
- Perception
- Pick up on (feelings)
- Reason
- Smell, touch, e.g.
- Smell, touch, eg
- Somehow know to mention fragrances
- Told scents smell, perhaps
- Touch or sight
- Vague perception
- With a sixth comes second sight