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Common
noun
•
Any of the
manners
by which
living
beings
perceive
the
physical
world: for
humans
sight
,
smell
,
hearing
,
touch
,
taste
.
•
Perception
through the
intellect
;
apprehension
;
awareness
.
•
Sound
practical
or
moral
judgment
.
•
The
meaning
,
reason
, or value of something.
•
A
natural
appreciation
or
ability
.
•
In Pragmatics:
The way
that a
referent
is
presented
.
•
In Semantics:
A
single
conventional
use of a
word
; one of the
entries
for a
word
in a
dictionary
.
•
In Mathematics:
One of two
opposite
directions
in which a
vector
(especially of
motion
) may
point
.
See also
polarity
.
•
In Mathematics:
One of two
opposite
directions
of
rotation
,
clockwise
versus
anti-clockwise
.
•
In Biochemistry:
referring
to the
strand
of a
nucleic acid
that
directly
specifies
the product.
verb
•
To use
biological
senses
: to either see,
hear
,
smell
,
taste
, or
feel
.
•
To
instinctively
be
aware
.
•
To
comprehend
.
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belief
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notion
understanding
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view
feel
understand
form
manner
meaning
detect
recognize
sensation
grasp
fear
regard
pretence
feelings
notice
observe
presumption
signal
recognise
spirit
comprehend
infer
realize
principle
concept
control
idea
semblance
fashion
conception
identify
realization
interpret
capture
desire
convey
knowledge
expression
aspect
discover
absorb
anticipate
definition
consciousness
impression
essence
express
acknowledge
discern
thought
appreciation
represent
logic
visualize
monitor
transmit
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Rhymes
sense
Pence
hence
fence
dense
pence
tense
Spence
flense
whence
thence
defense
defence
immense
expense
offense
intense
commence
suspense
pretence
dispense
propense
recompense
reminiscence
circumference
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Lineage
sense
English
sense
Middle English (1100-1500)
sens
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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