senses

Noun

sense (countable and uncountable, plural senses)

1. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
   • Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
2. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
   • a sense of security
3. Sound practical or moral judgment.
   • It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
4. The meaning, reason, or value of something.
   • You don’t make any sense.
   1. A meaning of a term (word or expression), among its various meanings.
      • the various senses of the word “car” (e.g., motor car, elevator car, railcar)
   2. A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.

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