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spidey-sense

spidey-sense is the alternative spelling of Spidey sense.

Meaning of Spidey sense

Noun

Spidey sense (plural Spidey senses)

  1. (humorous) An intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky; (more generally) instinct, intuition.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Spidey sense.

Noun (1) capitalized: Spidey-Sense

Spidey-Sense (plural Spidey-Senses)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Spidey sense.

Noun (2) capitalized: Spidey-sense

Spidey-sense (plural Spidey-senses)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Spidey sense.
    • Having known the man for most of his life he had a certain Spidey-sense when it came to Tim’s problems.2003, Matthew F. Winn, chapter 1, in The Sandman, College Station, Tex.: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, →ISBN, page 5
    • Abby, let me ask you this: Is your spidey sense sure Alison was killed by a man? Your other clues were that 'he' was short, wore oversized clothing, and had dark hair. What if Alison was killed by a butch-looking female?2004 December, Victoria Laurie, Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (A Psychic Eye Mystery), New York, N.Y.: Signet, New American Library, →ISBN

Forms of spidey-sense

pluralspidey-senses
pluralSpidey-Senses
pluralSpidey-senses

Questions about spidey-sense

What is spidey-sense the alternative spelling of?
Spidey-sense is the alternative spelling of Spidey sense.
What part of speech is spidey-sense?
Spidey-sense is a noun.
What is the plural of spidey-sense?
The plural of spidey-sense is spidey-senses.

Words near spidey-sense in the dictionary

  1. spidery
  2. spides
  3. spidey
  4. spidey sense
  5. spidey senses
  6. spidey-sense
  7. spidey-senses
  8. Spideyfist
  9. spideys
  10. Spideytorch
  11. spidget finner

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