any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.

these faculties collectively.

their operation or function; sensation.

a feeling or perception produced through the organs of touch, taste, etc., or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body

to have a sense of cold.

a faculty or function of the mind analogous to sensation

the moral sense.

any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.

a sense of humor.

Usually, senses. clear and sound mental faculties; sanity

Have you taken leave of your senses?

a more or less vague perception or impression

a sense of security.

a mental discernment, realization, or recognition; acuteness

a just sense of the worth of a thing.

the recognition of something as incumbent or fitting

a sense of duty.

sound practical intelligence

He has no sense.

something that is sensible or reasonable

to talk sense.

the meaning or gist of something

You missed the sense of his statement.

the value or worth of something; merit

There's no sense in worrying about the past.

the meaning of a word or phrase in a specific context, esp. as isolated in a dictionary or glossary; the semantic element in a word or group of words.

an opinion or judgment formed or held, esp. by an assemblage or body of persons

the sense of a meeting.

Genetics . a DNA sequence that is capable of coding for an amino acid ( distinguished from nonsense ).

Mathematics . one of two opposite directions in which a vector may point.

to perceive (something) by the senses; become aware of.

to grasp the meaning of; understand.

(of certain mechanical devices) to detect physical phenomena, as light, temperature, radioactivity, etc., mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.

Computers . to read (punched holes, tape, data, etc.) mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically. ?

come to one's senses

to regain one's good judgment or realistic point of view; become reasonable.

in a sense

according to one explanation or view; to a certain extent

In a sense it may have been the only possible solution.

make sense

to be reasonable or comprehensible

His attitude doesn't make sense.

verb

be numb , be unaware , overlook

noun

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verb

anticipate , apperceive , appreciate , apprehend , believe , be with it , catch , catch on , catch the drift , consider , credit , deem , dig * , discern , divine , feel , feel in bones , feel in gut , get the drift , get the idea , get the impression , get the picture , get vibes , grasp , have a feeling , have a hunch , hold , know , notice , observe , perceive , pick up , read , realize , savvy * , suspect , take in , think , understand , intuit , accept , compass , comprehend , conceive , fathom , follow , get , make out , see , take , (colloq.) perceive , aura , awareness , consciousness , definition , feeling , feel in ones bones , foresight , hearing , intelligence , intuition , judgment , meaning , message , mind , perception , point , prudence , reason , recognize , sensation , sensibility , sight , smell , substance , taste , touch , understanding , wisdom , worth