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Meaning of the word senses in English

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senses

Noun

1.

a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Example:
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the bear has a keen sense of smell that enables it to hunt at dusk
Synonym:
feelingsensationperceptionsighthearingtouchtastesmellsixth sensesensibility
2.

a feeling that something is the case.

Example:
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she had the sense of being a political outsider
Synonym:
awarenessfeelingsensationconsciousnessperceptionrecognition

Verb

1.

perceive by a sense or senses.

Example:
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with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days
Synonym:
discernfeelobservenoticerecognizepick uptelldistinguishmake outfindidentifycomprehendapprehendseediscoverlearnappreciaterealizesuspectdivineintuitconceivetwigcognize
2.

(of a machine or similar device) detect.

Example:
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an optical fiber senses a current flowing in a conductor
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